Reproductive Phenology of a parasite : "Janczewskia sp." (Rhodopyta: ceramiales) from southwestern Pacific

Abstract

Parasitism is defined as a relationship that is beneficial to the parasite but is harmful to the host. The parasites of red algae are unusual organisms because they usually have a close relationship with the host. In this report we will analyze both reproductive phenologies of Janczewskia sp. and Chondria secundata, parasite and host respectively; it will see as the parasite’s distribution throughout the host and even