Pyrodinium
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pyrodinium-258-2953318
title:
Pyrodinium
text:
Pyrodinium is a genus of dinoflagellates. It was first discovered in 1906 in the waters around New Providence Island in the Bahamas. Pyrodinium is a monospecific species with two varieties, Pyrodinium bahamense var. compressum and Pyrodinium bahamanse var. bahamense. Pyrodinium is well known for producing Paralytic Shellfish Toxins (PSTs), e.g. saxitoxin, and the bioluminescence that lights up the bioluminescent bays in the Bahamas, Jamaica and Puerto Rico.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Species of protist
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrodinium
date created:
date modified:
2024-03-31T05:49:23Z
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13
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15