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Taxonomy
Pseudo-nitzschia seriata (Cleve) Peragallo
Nomenclature
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Unranked: bacillarioidsGenus: Pseudo-nitzschia
Species:
Pseudo-nitzschia seriata (Cleve) Peragallo
Synonyms:
Pseudonitzschia seriata
Nitzschia seriata
Taxonomic Notes:
Type locality = Tindingen, Greenland
Authority = (P.T. Cleve) H. Peragallo, 1900
SUMMARY
Pseudo-nitzschia seriata is a pennate diatom with the potential to produce domoic acid, the causative toxin in amnesic shellfish poisoning and domoic acid poisoning (Lundholm et al. 1994).