Domain Eukaryota Family Goniodomataceae Rank Species | Phylum Dinoflagellata Genus Gambierdiscus | |
Similar Gambierdiscus, Gonyaulacales, Gambierdiscus toxicus, Dinophyceae, Prorocentrales |
Gambierdiscus carpenteri is a species of toxic dinoflagellate, which among others causes ciguatera fish poisoning. It is photosynthetic and epibenthic.
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