Pseudo-nitzschia
id:
pseudo-nitzschia-176-5365404
title:
Pseudo-nitzschia
text:
- Not to be confused with Pseudonitzschia, a genus of flatworm in the family Capsalidae. Pseudo-nitzschia is a marine planktonic diatom genus that accounts for 4.4% of pennate diatoms found worldwide. Some species are capable of producing the neurotoxin domoic acid (DA), which is responsible for the neurological disorder in humans known as amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP). Currently, 58 species are known, 28 of which have been shown to produce DA. It was originally hypothesized that only dinofl
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Genus of marine planktonic diatoms
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudo-nitzschia
date created:
2009-03-31T15:27:30Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T20:22:30Z
main entity:
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Pseudonitzschia2.jpg","width":432,"height":309}
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13
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