Hematodinium perezi
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Hematodinium perezi is an internal dinoflagellate parasite that infects blue crabs and causes bitter crab disease. H. perezi is the type species
of the genus Hematodinium.
Type species
In biological nomenclature, a type species is both a concept and a practical system which is used in the classification and nomenclature of animals and plants. The value of a "type species" lies in the fact that it makes clear what is meant by a particular genus name. A type species is the species...
of the genus Hematodinium.