Gon·y·au·lax cat·a·nel·la

(gon'ē-aw'laks kat'ă-nel'ă),

A marine dinoflagellate protozoan that produces a powerful toxin that accumulates in the tissues of mussels and other filter-feeding shellfish and may cause fatal mussel poisoning in humans.

[G. gony, knee, + aulakos, a furrow]

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Gon·y·au·lax cat·a·nel·la

(gon'ē-aw'laks kat'ă-nel'ă)

Marine protozoan that produces a toxin in mussels that may poison humans when the shellfish are eaten.

[G. gony, knee, + aulakos, a furrow]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

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Segunda aparicion del veneno paralitico de los mariscos (VPM) asociado a Gonyaulax catanella, en Magallanes, Chile, 1981.

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