Ostreopsis lenticularis
| Ostreopsis lenticularis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Myzozoa |
| Superclass: | Dinoflagellata |
| Class: | Dinophyceae |
| Order: | Gonyaulacales |
| Family: | Ostreopsidaceae |
| Genus: | Ostreopsis |
| Species: | O. lenticularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ostreopsis lenticularis Y.Fukuyo | |
Ostreopsis lenticularis is a species of dinoflagellate in the family Ostreopsidaceae described in 1981 by Yasuwo Fukuyo.[1][2] O. lenticularis is known to produce toxins, including ostreotoxin.[3]
Distribution
O. lenticularis was first idientified on the Gambler and Society Islands of French Polynesia and New Caledonia in the Pacific Ocean.[3]
References
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ostreopsis lenticularis Y.Fukuyo, 1981". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ↑ Fukuyo, Yasuwo (1981). "Taxonomical Study on Benthic Dinoflagellates Collected in Coral Reefs". Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi. 47 (8): 967–978. doi:10.2331/suisan.47.967.
- 1 2 Faust, Maria A.; Gulledge, Rose A. (2002). "Identifying harmful marine dinoflagellates". Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. 42: 49–50.
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