Gonyaulax
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| Gonyaulax | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Chromalveolata |
| Superphylum: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Dinoflagellata |
| Order: | Gonyaulacales |
| Genus: | Gonyaulax |
| Species | |
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Gonyaulax polyedra | |
Gonyaulax is a genus of Dinoflagellates with the type species Gonyaulax spinifera (Claparède et Lachmann) Diesing.
The plate formula in the genus Gonyaulax Diesing was redefined as Po, 3’, 2a, 6”, 6c, 4-8s, 5’”, 1p, 1”” [1]
Gonyaulax spinifera has been related to production of Yessotoxins (YTXs), a group of structurally related polyether toxins, which can accumulate in shellfish and can produce symptoms similar to those produced by Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) toxins.[2]
All species are marine, except for one freshwater species Gonyaulax apiculata.[3]
It previously included several species, which are now considered to belong to a separate genus, e.g. Gonyaulax tamarensis (now: Alexandrium tamarense), Gonyaulax grindleyi (now Protoceratium reticulatum) and Gonyaulax polyedra (now: Lingulodinium polyedrum).[4]
References
- ↑ Dodge J.D. 1989. Some revisions of the family Gonyaulacaceae (Dinophyceae) based on scanning electron microscope study. Bot. Mar. 32: 275-298.
- ↑ Paz et al. 2008. Yessotoxins, a Group of Marine Polyether Toxins: an Overview. Mar. Drugs 2008, 6, 73-102; DOI: 10.3390/md20080005
- ↑ Dodge J.D. 1989. Some revisions of the family Gonyaulacaceae (Dinophyceae) based on scanning electron microscope study. Bot. Mar. 32: 275-298.
- ↑ Dodge J.D. 1989. Some revisions of the family Gonyaulacaceae (Dinophyceae) based on scanning electron microscope study. Bot. Mar. 32: 275-298.
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