Gonyaulax
| 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. Gonyaulax belongs to red dinoflagellates and commonly causes red tides.[1]
The plate formula in the genus Gonyaulax Diesing was redefined as Po, 3’, 2a, 6”, 6c, 4-8s, 5’”, 1p, 1”” [2]
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.[3]
All species are marine, except for one freshwater species Gonyaulax apiculata.[2]
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).[2]
References
- ↑ Rollo, Franco; Sassarolil, Stefano; Boni, Laurita; Marota, Isolina (1995-04-28). AQUATIC MICROBIAL ECOLOGY (Aquat microb Eco 9) (PDF) 9. Camerino, Italy. p. 55. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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
Further reading
- White, A W (Jan 1981). "MARINE ZOO PLANKTON CAN ACCUMULATE AND RETAIN DINOFLAGELLATE TOXINS AND CAUSE FISH KILLS". ASOL Limnology and Oceanography 26 (1): 103-109.
- Diaz, Patricio; Molinet, Carlos; Seguel, Miriam; Labra, Gissela; Figueroa, Rosa (December 2014). "Coupling planktonic and benthic shifts during a bloom of Alexandrium catenella in southern Chile: Implications for bloom dynamics and recurrence". Harmful Algae 40 (1): 9-22. doi:10.1016/j.hal.2014.10.001.
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