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Gambierdiscus australes

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Gambierdiscus australes is a species of toxic (ciguatoxin- and maitotoxin-like toxicity) dinoflagellate. It is 76–93 μm long and 65–85 μm wide dorsoventrally and its surface is smooth. It is identified by a broad ellipsoid apical pore plate surrounded by 31 round pores. Its first plate occupies 30% of the width of the hypotheca.[1]

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. S2CID 84382012.
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Gambierdiscus australes: Brief Summary

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Gambierdiscus australes is a species of toxic (ciguatoxin- and maitotoxin-like toxicity) dinoflagellate. It is 76–93 μm long and 65–85 μm wide dorsoventrally and its surface is smooth. It is identified by a broad ellipsoid apical pore plate surrounded by 31 round pores. Its first plate occupies 30% of the width of the hypotheca.

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