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Smith, K. F.; Rhodes, L.; Verma, A.; Curley, B. G.; Harwood, D.; Kohli, G. S.; Solomona, D.; Rongo, T.; Munday, R.; Murray, S. A. (2016). A new Gambierdiscus species (Dinophyceae) from Rarotonga, Cook Islands: Gambierdiscus cheloniae sp. nov. Harmful Algae. 60: 45-56.
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10.1016/j.hal.2016.10.006 [view]
Smith, K. F.; Rhodes, L.; Verma, A.; Curley, B. G.; Harwood, D.; Kohli, G. S.; Solomona, D.; Rongo, T.; Munday, R.; Murray, S. A.
2016
A new Gambierdiscus species (Dinophyceae) from Rarotonga, Cook Islands: Gambierdiscus cheloniae sp. nov
Harmful Algae
60: 45-56
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Gambierdiscus cheloniae K.F.Smith, L.Rhodes & S.A.Murray, 2016 (original description)
Description
The photosynthetic cells of G. cheloniae are anteroposteriorly compressed, with mean depth (ventral to dorsal ... [details]
Harmful effect
G. cheloniae produced the putative maitotoxin-3 analogue, MTX-3, but neither maitotoxin or monitored ciguatoxin. ... [details]
Identification
This new species is morphologically similar to G. belizeanus and falls within the Gambierdiscus species clade V, ... [details]
Type locality
HOLOTYPE: Fig. 2E; SEM stub 375 (isolate CAWD232) is held at Cawthron Institute, Nelson, New Zealand. The isolate was ... [details]