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GONYAULAX [1 record]

Record 1 1987-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

A large genus of phosphorescent marine dinoflagellates that when unusually abundant cause red tide on a serious mussel poisoning of man.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
DEF

Péridinien marin sécrétant une toxine redoutable, à l'origine du phénomène des «eaux rouges» en cas de pullulation. (La toxine se concentre le long des chaînes alimentaires. Elle a causé la mort de 80% des cormorans sur un rivage d'Angleterre en 1968).

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