Gambierdiscus polynesiensis

Gambierdiscus polynesiensis is a species of toxic (ciguatoxin- and maitotoxin-like toxicity) dinoflagellates. 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]

Gambierdiscus polynesiensis
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Goniodomataceae
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G. polynesiensis
Binomial name
Gambierdiscus polynesiensis
Chinain & Faust 1999

References

  1. Chinain, Mireille; Faust, Maria A.; Pauillac, Serge (1999). "MORPHOLOGY AND MOLECULAR ANALYSES OF THREE TOXIC SPECIES OF GAMBIERDISCUS (DINOPHYCEAE): G. PACIFICUS, SP. NOV., G. AUSTRALES, SP. NOV., AND G. POLYNESIENSIS, SP. NOV". Journal of Phycology. 35 (6): 1282–1296. doi:10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3561282.x. ISSN 0022-3646.

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