Genus Gambierdiscus Rank Species | Family Goniodomataceae Scientific name Gambierdiscus toxicus Higher classification Gambierdiscus | |
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Similar Gambierdiscus, Dinoflagellate, Prorocentrum lima, Prorocentrales, Dinophyceae | ||
Paul bump understanding ciguatera causing gambierdiscus toxicus
Gambierdiscus toxicus is a species of dinoflagellates that can cause ciguatera. and is known to produce several polyether marine toxins, including ciguatoxin, maitotoxin and gambieric acid. The species was discovered attached to the surface of brown macroalgae in the Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
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