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Gonyaulax
Sign in to savethumb | 220x124px | right | Gonyaulax spinifera Gonyaulax is a genus of dinoflagellates with the type species Gonyaulax spinifera (Claparède et Lachmann) Diesing. Gonyaulax belongs to red dinoflagellates and commonly causes red tides. It can produce yesotoxins: for example, strains of Gonyaulax spinifera from New Zealand are yessotoxin producers.
Species
ゴニオラックス属
GENUS
- KingdomChromista
- PhylumMyzozoa
- ClassDinophyceae
- OrderGonyaulacales
- FamilyGonyaulacaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 113
- With media
- 78
- Family
- Gonyaulacaceae
- Collections
- CCBA-FMVZ-UADY, NHMUK, US, UAMI
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United Kingdom, United States, Finland, Belize
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Structure
- Classification
- Adaptations
- Effect on humans
- Red tide
- References
thumb | 220x124px | right | Gonyaulax spinifera Gonyaulax is a genus of dinoflagellates with the type species Gonyaulax spinifera (Claparède et Lachmann) Diesing. Gonyaulax belongs to red dinoflagellates and commonly causes red tides. It can produce yesotoxins: for example, strains of Gonyaulax spinifera from New Zealand are yessotoxin producers.
== Structure == The plate formula in the genus Gonyaulax Diesing was redefined as Po, 3', 2a, 6", 6c, 4-8s, 5'", 1p, 1"".
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