| Ostreopsis lenticularis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| 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. O. lenticularis is known to produce toxins, including ostreotoxin.
Distribution
O. lenticularis was first idientified on the Gambler and Society Islands of French Polynesia and New Caledonia in the Pacific Ocean.
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.
- ^ Faust, Maria A.; Gulledge, Rose A. (2002). "Identifying harmful marine dinoflagellates". Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. 42: 49–50.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Ostreopsis lenticularis | |
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