Waminoa litus
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| Waminoa litus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Xenacoelomorpha |
| Order: | Acoela |
| Family: | Convolutidae |
| Genus: | Waminoa |
| Species: | W. litus |
| Binomial name | |
| Waminoa litus (Winsor, 1990) | |
Waminoa litus is a species of dinoflagellate-bearing acoel which is epizoic on living corals.[1][2] This species is unique in that it transmits its endosymbiotic dinoflagellates (zooxanthellae) vertically (from the parent host to the offspring) via eggs, regardless of the heterogeneity of the zooxanthellae.[2] Two dinoflagellate genera have been found to simultaneously live in the parenchyma of W. litus: Symbiodinium and Amphidinium.[2]