Azadinium spinosum
| Azadinium spinosum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | SAR |
| (unranked): | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Dinoflagellata |
| Class: | Dinophyceae |
| Order: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | Amphidomataceae |
| Genus: | Azadinium |
| Species: | A. spinosum |
| Binomial name | |
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Azadinium spinosum Elbrächter et Tillmann |
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Azadinium spinosum is a species of dinoflagellates that produces azaspiracid toxins (toxins associated with shellfish poisoning), particularly AZA 1, AZA 2 and an isomer of AZA 2.
It measures 12–16 µm in length and 7–11 µm wide, is a peridinin-containing photosynthetic dinoflagellate with a thin theca. Its large nucleus is spherical and present posteriorly, whereas its single chloroplast is parietal, lobed, and extends into the epi- and hyposome.
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