Karenia (dinoflagellate)
id:
karenia-dinoflagellate-292-10978146
title:
Karenia (dinoflagellate)
text:
Karenia is a genus that consists of unicellular, photosynthetic, planktonic organisms found in marine environments. The genus currently consists of 12 described species. They are best known for their dense toxic algal blooms and red tides that cause considerable ecological and economical damage; some Karenia species cause severe animal mortality. One species, Karenia brevis, is known to cause respiratory distress and neurotoxic shellfish poisoning (NSP) in humans.
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Genus of single-celled organisms
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karenia_(dinoflagellate)
date created:
date modified:
2024-03-13T01:18:30Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q6370165","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6370165"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Karenia_brevis.jpg","width":379,"height":383}
fields total:
13
integrity:
15