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dinoflagellates

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dinoflagellates
minute aquatic protozoa; they produce red pigment and toxins which are taken up by shellfish without apparent ill effect, but the toxin is not metabolized and the shellfish may poison animals if eaten.
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Along the Florida coast, pigments in the "red tides" caused by Karenia brevis and other dinoflagellates signal toxic blooms.
Marine toxin hinders cognitive development by Potera, Carol / Environmental Health Perspectives
These toxins are transmitted by dinoflagellates of the species Gambierdiscus toxicus, which lives adhered to damaged coral reefs in tropical seas (2).
Ciguatera fish poisoning, Canary Islands by Boada, Luis D. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
However, most papers will only appeal to those with specific interests (for example, dinoflagellates of prevolcanic strata in West Greenland, genesis of Erland Volcano, emplacement of Faroe-Shetland sill complexes, sediment dispersal patterns in Foinaven Sub-basin, etc).
The North Atlantic Igneous Province: Stratigraphy, Tectonic, Volcanic ... by Harrison, J. Christopher / Geoscience Canada
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