Ostreopsis lenticularis

Ostreopsis lenticularis
Scientific classification Edit this 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

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ostreopsis lenticularis Y.Fukuyo, 1981". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b 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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