Global Ocean Surface Ecosystem Alliance (GO-SEA)

phylum: Ciliates (Ciliophora)

1 Observation

photo of (Mesodinium rubrum)

species: (Mesodinium rubrum)

Observer
clinton
Date
12/16/2018
Quality grade
needs_id
License
CC-BY-NC
Description
Algal bloom, possibly Mesodinium rubrum (Myrionecta rubra), photographed from 600 ft. A 2 m TL shark is shown circled in the third image. This was one of five 2.0-2.5 m TL sharks, probably Carcharhinus brachyurus, seen in the immediate vicinity of the bloom.
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Taxonomy

1 Observed species for Ciliates (Ciliophora)

Species Interactions

The species with links are species that have observations.

Eats

Preys on

Eaten by

Preyed upon by

  • Rotifers (Rotifera)
  • Copepods (Copepoda)
  • Ciliates (Ciliophora)
  • Bacteria (Bacteria)
  • Common Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris)
  • Earthworms (Lumbricidae)
  • (Lumbricus)
  • Soft-shelled Clam (Mya arenaria)
  • (Anomia)
  • (Sapphirina)
  • Baltic Isopod (Idotea balthica)
  • Common Comb Jelly (Mnemiopsis leidyi)
  • Northern Acorn Barnacle (Semibalanus balanoides)
  • Mushroom Jelly (Rhopilema verrilli)
  • Blue Mussel (Mytilus edulis)
  • Lion's Mane Jelly (Cyanea capillata)
  • (Liriope tetraphylla)
  • (Larger ciliates (omnivore))
  • (Dreissenid mussels)
  • Branchiopods (Branchiopoda)
  • (Nanoflagellates)
  • (small invertebrate predators (e.g. - chaetognaths and ctenophores))
  • (smaller copepods (e.g. - Pseudocalanus))
  • (larger copepods (e.g. - Calanus))
  • (Megalothorax)
  • (Proisotoma minima)
  • (Pseudanurophorus binoculatus)
  • Potworms (Enchytraeidae)
  • (omnivorous nematodes)
  • Mushroom Springtail (Ceratophysella denticulata)
  • (predacious nematodes)
  • (Isotomiella minor)
  • (Isotoma notabilis)
  • Smooth Springtails (Isotomidae)
  • Field Worms (Octolasion)
  • (Bimastos rubidus)
  • (Octolasion tyrtaeum)
  • (Chamobates pusillus)
  • (Willemia denisi)
  • Rosy-tipped Worm (Aporrectodea rosea)
  • (Xenyella sp.)
  • (Aporectodea longa (juv))
  • Redhead Worm (Lumbricus rubellus)
  • (Ceratophysella)
  • (Aporrectodea)
  • (Aporectodea longa)
  • (Isotoma viridis)
  • (Isotoma hiemalis)
  • Grey Worm (Aporrectodea caliginosa)
  • (Mucrosomia garretti)
  • (Enterion castaneum)
  • (Hypogastrura purpurescens)
  • (Willemia anophthalma)
  • (Oncopodura crassicornis)
  • (Ceratophysella armata)
  • Octagonal-tailed Worm (Dendrobaena octaedra)
  • (Enterion pygmaeum)
  • (Isotomurus palustris)
  • (Proisotoma minuta)
  • (Ceratophysella gibbosa)
  • (Hypogastrura burkilli)
  • (Xenylla grisea)
  • (Ballistura)
  • (Ceratophysella succinea)
  • (Labidocera aestiva)
  • (Diaphanosoma leuchtenbergia)
  • (Ilyocryptus spinifer)
  • (Eurytemora americana)
  • (Labidocera wollastoni)
  • (Sida crystallina)
  • (Lathonura rectirostris)
  • (Scapholeberis kingi)
  • (Pontella meadi)
  • (Nannocalanus)
  • (Paracalanus crassirostris)
  • (Eubosmina coregoni)
  • (Pontella meadii)
  • (Picripleuroxus striatus)
  • (Pleopis polyphemoides)
  • (Daphnia lumholtzi)
  • (Diaptomus)
  • (Coullana canadensis)
  • (Macoma tenta)
  • (Daphnia pulex)
  • (Monospilus dispar)
  • (Podon intermedius)
  • Baltic Long-nosed Waterflea (Bosmina coregoni)
  • (Leptocheirus plumulosus)
  • (Stenothoe minuta)
  • Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
  • (Elasmopus levis)
  • (Alteutha depressa)
  • (Chiridotea almyra)
  • (Ceriodaphnia lacustris)
  • (Limnoria lignorum)
  • (Bowmaniella)
  • (Acartia hudsonica)
  • (Balanus subalbius)
  • (Paracalanus)
  • (Diacyclops bicuspidatus)

Species interaction data comes from GloBI.

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