Karlodinium ballantinum
Karlodinium ballantinum is a species of unarmored dinoflagellates from the genus Karlodinium. It was first isolated from the Australian region of the Southern Ocean. It is small-sized and is characterized by its very short apical groove. It is considered potentially ichthyotoxic.[1]
| Karlodinium ballantinum | |
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| (unranked): | SAR |
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| Family: | Kareniaceae |
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| Species: | K. ballantinum |
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| Karlodinium ballantinum de Salas, 2008 | |
References
- de Salas, Miguel F.; Laza-Martínez, Aitor; Hallegraeff, Gustaaf M. (2008). "NOVEL UNARMORED DINOFLAGELLATES FROM THE TOXIGENIC FAMILY KARENIACEAE (GYMNODINIALES): FIVE NEW SPECIES OFKARLODINIUMAND ONE NEWTAKAYAMAFROM THE AUSTRALIAN SECTOR OF THE SOUTHERN OCEAN". Journal of Phycology. 44 (1): 241–257. doi:10.1111/j.1529-8817.2007.00458.x. ISSN 0022-3646.
Further reading
- Mooney, Ben D., Gustaaf M. Hallegraeff, and Allen R. Place. "Ichthyotoxicity of four species of gymnodinioid dinoflagellates (Kareniaceae, Dinophyta) and purified karlotoxins to larval sheepshead minnow." Harmful Algae 9.6 (2010): 557-562.
- Siano, Raffaele, et al. "Unarmoured and thin-walled dinoflagellates from the Gulf of Naples, with the description of Woloszynskia cincta sp. nov.(Dinophyceae, Suessiales)." Phycologia 48.1 (2009): 44-65.
External links
- "Karlodinium ballantinum" at the Encyclopedia of Life
- WORMS
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