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Gambierdiscus belizeanus

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Gambierdiscus belizeanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Diaphoretickes
Clade: SAR
Clade: Alveolata
Phylum: Myzozoa
Superclass: Dinoflagellata
Class: Dinophyceae
Order: Gonyaulacales
Family: Ostreopsidaceae
Genus: Gambierdiscus
Species:
G. belizeanus
Binomial name
Gambierdiscus belizeanus
Faust, 1995

Gambierdiscus belizeanus is a species of dinoflagellate, first found in Belize.[1]

Gambierdiscus belizeanus cells are 53–67 pm long, 54–63 μm wide, and 92–98 μm in dorsoventral depth. Cells are deeply areolated, ellipsoid in apical view, and compressed anteroposteriorly. Its cells are identified by their long, narrow, pentagonal, posterior intercalary plate (1p) wedged between the wide postcingular plates 2″’and 4″; 1p occupies approximately 20% of the width of the hypotheca.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Faust, Maria A. (1995). "Observation of Sand-Dwelling Toxic Dinoflagellates (Dinophyceae) from Widely Differing Sites, Including Two New Species1". Journal of Phycology. 31 (6): 996–1003. doi:10.1111/j.0022-3646.1995.00996.x. ISSN 0022-3646. S2CID 84128323.

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