Gambierdiscus polynesiensis
| Gambierdiscus polynesiensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Myzozoa |
| Superclass: | Dinoflagellata |
| Class: | Dinophyceae |
| Order: | Gonyaulacales |
| Family: | Ostreopsidaceae |
| Genus: | Gambierdiscus |
| Species: | G. polynesiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Gambierdiscus polynesiensis Chinain & Faust, 1999
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Gambierdiscus polynesiensis is a species of toxic (ciguatoxin- and maitotoxin-like toxicity) dinoflagellate. It is 68–85 μm long and 64–75 μm wide dorsoventrally and its surface is smooth. It is identified by a large triangular apical pore plate, a narrow fish-hook opening surrounded by 38 round pores, and a large, broad posterior intercalary plate. Its first plate occupies 60% of the width of the hypotheca.[1]
References
- S2CID 84382012.
Further reading
- Anh, Mai; Thi, Nguyen (2012). "The morphology and growth characterizations of Gambierdiscus pacificus Chinain et Faust 1999". Journal of Biology. 32 (3): 36–43.
- Neilan, Brett; Nishimura, Tomohiro; Sato, Shinya; Tawong, Wittaya; Sakanari, Hiroshi; Uehara, Keita; Shah, Md Mahfuzur Rahman; Suda, Shoichiro; Yasumoto, Takeshi; Taira, Yohsuke; Yamaguchi, Haruo; Adachi, Masao (2013). "Genetic Diversity and Distribution of the Ciguatera-Causing Dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus spp. (Dinophyceae) in Coastal Areas of Japan". PLOS ONE. 8 (4): e60882. PMID 23593339.
- Rossini, Gian Paolo, ed. Toxins and Biologically Active Compounds from Microalgae. Vol. 1. CRC Press, 2014.
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