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Gymnodinium

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Gymnodinium /Gym·no·din·i·um/ (jim″no-din´e-um) a genus of dinoflagellates, most species of which have many colored chromatophores, found in water; when present in great numbers, they help to form the destructive red tide in the ocean.
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These phytoplankton species, like cochlodinium polykriokoides, gymnodinium catenatum and pseudo-nitzschia, are sub-tropical and warm temperate species that are normally found in areas such as the Gulf of Mexico and Korea.
High incidence of red tide over the years by Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
species of the genus Alexandrium and Gymnodinium catenatum) have resting cysts; therefore, there is a large interest in surveying coastal areas to map the presence of dinoflagellate cysts.
Consumption of Scrippsiella lachrymosa resting cysts by the eastern ... by Persson, Agneta; Smith, Barry C. / Journal of Shellfish Research
In marine waters, PSP is caused by toxic dinoflagellates, where STXs are produced by more temperate Alexandrium species and Gymnodinium catenatum and by tropical Pyrodinium bahamense var.
Saxitoxin puffer fish poisoning in the United States, with the first ... by Steidinger, Karen A. / Environmental Health Perspectives
 
 
 
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