Gambierdiscus ruetzleri

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Gambierdiscus ruetzleri
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Alveolata
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G. ruetzleri
Binomial name
Gambierdiscus ruetzleri
Litaker et al., 2009

Gambierdiscus ruetzleri is a species of toxic dinoflagellates, which among others causes ciguatera fish poisoning. It is photosynthetic and epibenthic.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Litaker, R. Wayne; Vandersea, Mark W.; Faust, Maria A.; Kibler, Steven R.; Chinain, Mireille; Holmes, Michael J.; Holland, William C.; Tester, Patricia A. (2009). "Taxonomy of Gambierdiscus including four new species, Gambierdiscus caribaeus, Gambierdiscus carolinianus, Gambierdiscus carpenteri and Gambierdiscus ruetzleri (Gonyaulacales, Dinophyceae)". Phycologia. 48 (5): 344–390. doi:10.2216/07-15.1. ISSN 0031-8884.

Further reading[]

  • Rhodes, L., et al. "Gambierdiscus cf. yasumotoi (Dinophyceae) isolated from New Zealand's sub-tropical northern coastal waters." New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 48.2 (2014): 303-310.
  • Nishimura, Tomohiro, et al. "Genetic diversity and distribution of the ciguatera-causing dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus spp.(Dinophyceae) in coastal areas of Japan." PLoS ONE 8.4 (2013): e60882.

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