Dendrogaster

Dendrogaster
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Thecostraca
Order:	Dendrogastrida
Family:	Dendrogastridae
Genus:	Dendrogaster; Knipovich, 1890

Dendrogaster is a genus of endoparasitic crustaceans belonging to the family Dendrogastridae.¹ Its habitat depth varies widely, ranging from the intertidal zone to approximately 2,500 m.

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.¹ They parasitize the coelom of asteroids (sea stars).²³ At present, Dendrogaster have been discovered in eighteen families of sea stars, implying a non-specific host preference.⁴

Species

Species:

Dendrogaster antarctica Grygier, 1980¹
Dendrogaster adhaerens
Dendrogaster arborescens Le Roi, 1905¹
Dendrogaster astericola
Dendrogaster arbusculus Fisher, 1911¹
Dendrogaster arctica
Dendrogaster asterinae
Dendrogaster argentinensis
Dendrogaster astropectinis
Dendrogaster beringensis
Dendrogaster danni
Dendrogaster deformator
Dendrogaster dichotoma
Dendrogaster dogieli
Dendrogaster elegans
Dendrogaster fisheri
Dendrogaster hymenasteri
Dendrogaster iwanowi
Dendrogaster jinshomaruae
Dendrogaster komatsuae Saito, Wakabayashi & Moritaki, 2020²
Dendrogaster leptasteriae
Dendrogaster ludwigi
Dendrogaster murmanensis
Dendrogaster nike
Dendrogaster okadai
Dendrogaster orientalis
Dendrogaster otagoensis
Dendrogaster punctata
Dendrogaster tobasuii Saito, Wakabayashi & Moritaki, 2020²
Dendrogaster nagasakimaruae Saito, Wakabayashi & Moritaki, 2020²
Dendrogaster usarporum

References

"Dendrogaster Knipovich, 1890". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
Saito, Nobuhiro; Wakabayashi, Kaori; Moritaki, Takeya (2020). "Three New Species of Dendrogaster (Crustacea: Ascothoracida) Infecting Goniasterid Sea-Stars (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from Japan". Species Diversity. 25 (1): 75–87. doi:10.12782/specdiv.25.75.
Hamel, Jean-François; Mercier, Annie (2009). "New distribution and host record for the starfish parasite Dendrogaster (Crustacea: Ascothoracida)". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 74 (2): 419–425. doi:10.1017/S0025315400039436. S2CID 84983003.
Jimi, Naoto; Kobayashi, Itaru; Moritaki, Takeya; Woo, Sau Pinn; Tsuchida, Shinji; Fujiwara, Yoshihiro (2023-06-01). "Insights into the diversification of deep-sea endoparasites: Phylogenetic relationships within Dendrogaster (Crustacea: Ascothoracida) and a new species description from a western Pacific seamount". Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 196 104025. Bibcode:2023DSRI..19604025J. doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2023.104025. ISSN 0967-0637. S2CID 257748131.

[GBIF-1] "Dendrogaster Knipovich, 1890". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 18 June 2021.

[Saito-2] Saito, Nobuhiro; Wakabayashi, Kaori; Moritaki, Takeya (2020). "Three New Species of Dendrogaster (Crustacea: Ascothoracida) Infecting Goniasterid Sea-Stars (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from Japan". Species Diversity. 25 (1): 75–87. doi:10.12782/specdiv.25.75.

[Hamel-3] Hamel, Jean-François; Mercier, Annie (2009). "New distribution and host record for the starfish parasite Dendrogaster (Crustacea: Ascothoracida)". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 74 (2): 419–425. doi:10.1017/S0025315400039436. S2CID 84983003.

[4] Jimi, Naoto; Kobayashi, Itaru; Moritaki, Takeya; Woo, Sau Pinn; Tsuchida, Shinji; Fujiwara, Yoshihiro (2023-06-01). "Insights into the diversification of deep-sea endoparasites: Phylogenetic relationships within Dendrogaster (Crustacea: Ascothoracida) and a new species description from a western Pacific seamount". Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 196 104025. Bibcode:2023DSRI..19604025J. doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2023.104025. ISSN 0967-0637. S2CID 257748131.

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