| Gambierdiscus toxicus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Myzozoa |
| Superclass: | Dinoflagellata |
| Class: | Dinophyceae |
| Order: | Gonyaulacales |
| Family: | Ostreopsidaceae |
| Genus: | Gambierdiscus |
| Species: | G. toxicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gambierdiscus toxicus R.Adachi & Y.Fukuyo, 1979
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Gambierdiscus toxicus is a species of photosynthetic unicellular eukaryote belonging to the Alveolata, part of the SAR supergroup. It is a dinoflagellate which can cause the foodborne illness ciguatera,[1] and is known to produce several natural polyethers including ciguatoxin, maitotoxin, gambieric acid, and gambierol.[2][3] The species was discovered attached to the surface of brown macroalgae.[2]
- ^ "Cook Islands Biodiversity : Gambierdiscus toxicus - Ciguatera Dinoflagellate". Cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
- ^ a b Faust, Maria A.; Gulledge, Rose A. (2002). "Identifying Harmful Marine Dinoflagellates". Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. 42: 1–144 – via JSTOR.
- ^ Cuypers, E.; Abdel-Mottaleb, Y.; Kopljar, I.; Raes, A. L.; Snyders, D. J.; Tytgat, J (2008). "Gambierol, a toxin produced by the dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus toxicus, is a potent blocker of voltage-gated potassium". Toxicon. 51 (6): 974–983. doi:10.1016/j.toxicon.2008.01.004. PMC 2597072. PMID 18313714.