Gambierdiscus carolinianus
| Gambierdiscus carolinianus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Dinoflagellata |
| Class: | Dinophyceae |
| Order: | Gonyaulacales |
| Family: | Ostreopsidaceae |
| Genus: | Gambierdiscus |
| Species: | G. carolinianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gambierdiscus carolinianus Litaker, Vandersea, M.A.Faust, Kibler, W.C.Holland & P.A.Tester, 2009 | |
Gambierdiscus carolinianus is a species of toxic dinoflagellate, which among others causes ciguatera fish poisoning. It is photosynthetic and epibenthic.[1]
References
- ^ Litaker, R. Wayne; Vandersea, Mark W.; Faust, Maria A.; Kibler, Steven R.; Chinain, Mireille; Holmes, Michael J.; Holland, William C.; Tester, Patricia A. (2009). "Taxonomy of Gambierdiscus including four new species, Gambierdiscus caribaeus, Gambierdiscus carolinianus, Gambierdiscus carpenteri and Gambierdiscus ruetzleri (Gonyaulacales, Dinophyceae)". Phycologia. 48 (5): 344–390. Bibcode:2009Phyco..48..344L. doi:10.2216/07-15.1. ISSN 0031-8884. S2CID 86334317.
Further reading
- Kibler, Steven R., et al. "Growth of eight Gambierdiscus (Dinophyceae) species: Effects of temperature, salinity and irradiance." Harmful Algae 19 (2012): 1-14.
- Vandersea, Mark W., et al. "Development of semi‐quantitative pcr assays for the detection and enumeration of gambierdiscus species (gonyaulacales, dinophyceae) 1." Journal of phycology 48.4 (2012): 902-915.
External links