Ostreopsis lenticularis

Ostreopsis lenticularis
Scientific classification
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

Last updated May 05, 2025

Ostreopsis lenticularis is a species of dinoflagellate in the family Ostreopsidaceae described in 1981 by Yasuwo Fukuyo.^[1]^[2]O. lenticularis is known to produce toxins, including ostreotoxin.^[3]

Distribution

O. lenticularis was first idientified on the Gambier and Society Islands of French Polynesia and New Caledonia in the Pacific Ocean.^[3]

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.
1 2 Faust, Maria A.; Gulledge, Rose A. (2002). "Identifying harmful marine dinoflagellates". Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. 42: 49–50.

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[1] "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ostreopsis lenticularis Y.Fukuyo, 1981". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-10-17.

[2] 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.

[:0-3] 1 2 Faust, Maria A.; Gulledge, Rose A. (2002). "Identifying harmful marine dinoflagellates". Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. 42: 49–50.

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