Pseudo-nitzschia galaxiae N.Lundholm & Ø.Moestrup, 2002 
AphiaID: 246607

Classification: Biota > Chromista > Harosa > Heterokonta > Ochrophyta > Khakista > Bacillariophyceae > Bacillariophycidae > Bacillariophycanae > Bacillariales > Bacillariaceae > Pseudo-nitzschia

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Pseudo-nitzschia H.Peragallo, 1900
Sources		original description: Lundholm N. & Moestrup Ø. 2002. The marine diatom Pseudo-nitzschia galaxiae sp. nov. (Bacillariophyceae): morphology and phylogenetic relationships [details] basis of record: Algaebase, available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details] additional source: Cerino F., Orsini L., Sarno D., dell'Aversano C., Tartaglione L. & Zingone A. 2004. The alternation of different morphotypes in the seasonal cycle of the toxic diatom Pseudo-nitzschia galaxiae. Harmful Algae (in press) [details] additional source: Moestrup, Ø., Akselman, R., Cronberg, G., Elbraechter, M., Fraga, S., Halim, Y., Hansen, G., Hoppenrath, M., Larsen, J., Lundholm, N., Nguyen, L. N., Zingone, A. (Eds) (2009 onwards). IOC-UNESCO Taxonomic Reference List of Harmful Micro Algae., available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/HAB [details]
Environment		marine
Distribution		Mexico [details] Sydney [details]
Links		Published in AlgaeBase  To GenBank (52 nucleotides; 13 proteins)
Notes		Distribution: Known distribution: Caribbean coast of Mexico off Tuxpam; Sydney, N.S.W. Australia; Bay of Naples, Italy. Judging from the few reports probably a species of slightly warmer waters (subtropical?). [details] Harmful effect: Extremely low toxicity found in two out of seven isolates from Gulf of Naples, Italy [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:246607
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2007-09-25 15:09:59Z   created   Vanhoorne, Bart 2008-11-21 08:21:07Z   checked   Moestrup, Øjvind
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		Citation: Moestrup, Ø. (2013). Pseudo-nitzschia galaxiae N.Lundholm & Ø.Moestrup, 2002. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2013). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Accessed through: Moestrup, Ø., Akselman, R., Cronberg, G., Elbraechter, M., Fraga, S., Halim, Y., Hansen, G., Hoppenrath, M., Larsen, J., Lundholm, N., Nguyen, L. N., Zingone, A. (Eds) (2013) IOC-UNESCO Taxonomic Reference List of Harmful Micro Algae at http://www.marinespecies.org/hab/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246607 on 2013-05-22