Symbion americanus
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| Symbion americanus | |
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| Symbion americanus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cycliophora |
| Class: | Eucycliophora |
| Order: | Symbiida |
| Family: | Symbiidae |
| Genus: | Symbion |
| Species: | S. americanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Symbion americanus Obst, Funch & Kristensen, 2006 | |
Symbion americanus is a species of primitive animal belonging to the family Symbiidae.[1]
S. americanus is native to Northern America.[1] It is a microscopic marine invertebrate that lives as an ectocommensal on the mouthparts of the American lobster, Homarus americanus, specifically attaching to the setae.[2]