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Smida, B.; Lundholm, N.; Kooistra, W.H.C.F.; Sahraoui, I.; Ruggiero, M.V.; Kotaki, Y.; Ellegaard, M.; Lambert, C.; Mabrouk, H.H.; Hlaili, A.S. (2014). Morphology and molecular phylogeny of Nitzschia bizertensis sp. nov. -- a new domoic acid-producer. Harmful Algae, 32: 49-63.
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Smida, B.; Lundholm, N.; W H C F Kooistra; Sahraoui, I.; Ruggiero, M. V.; Kotaki, Y.; Ellegaard, M.; Lambert, C.; Mabrouk, H. H.; Hlaili, A. S.
2014
Morphology and molecular phylogeny of Nitzschia bizertensis sp. nov. -- a new domoic acid-producer
Harmful Algae
32: 49-63
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Nitzschia bizertensis B.Smida, N.Lundholm, A.S.Hlaili & H.H.Mabrouk, 2014 (original description)
Bizerte Lagoon for Nitzschia bizertensis B.Smida, N.Lundholm, A.S.Hlaili & H.H.Mabrouk, 2014
Holotype ZMUC C-A-2488, identified as Nitzschia bizertensis B.Smida, N.Lundholm, A.S.Hlaili & H.H.Mabrouk, 2014
Classification
In phylogenetic analyses, N. bizertensis clusters close to other species of the sections Lanceolatae and Lineares, ... [details]
Distribution
N. bizertensis is widely distributed in Bizerte Lagoon, Tunisia, at salinities from 34 to 40, and temperatures from ... [details]
Harmful effect
Strains from Bizerte Lagoon, Tunisia have been found to produce domoic acid and trace amounts of isodomoic acid A ... [details]
Identification
Based on morphology, the main character for differentiating N. bizertensis from other species in the sections ... [details]
Morphology
Solitary cells with 2 chloroplasts Cells are rectangular in girdle view, linear to lanceolate in valve view Cells ... [details]
