WoRMS taxon details
Pseudo-nitzschia bipertita S.T.Teng, H.C.Lim & C.P.Leaw, 2016
1016708 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1016708)
accepted
Species
marine, terrestrial
recent only
Teng, S. T.; Tan, S. N.; Lim, H. C.; Dao, V. H.; Bates, S. S.; Leaw, C. P. (2016). High diversity of Pseudo-nitzschia
along the northern coast of Sarawak (Malaysian Borneo), with descriptions of P. bipertita
sp. nov. and P
. limii
sp. nov. (Bacillariophyceae). <em>Journal of Phycology.</em> 52(6): 973-989., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/jpy.12448 [details] Available for editors 
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Type locality contained in Miri
type locality contained in Miri [details]
Distribution Has presently been found in Malaysian waters and off the Guangdong coast, China
Distribution Has presently been found in Malaysian waters and off the Guangdong coast, China [details]
Kociolek, J.P.; Blanco, S.; Coste, M.; Ector, L.; Liu, Y.; Karthick, B.; Kulikovskiy, M.; Lundholm, N.; Ludwig, T.; Potapova, M.; Rimet, F.; Sabbe, K.; Sala, S.; Sar, E.; Taylor, J.; Van de Vijver, B.; Wetzel, C.E.; Williams, D.M.; Witkowski, A.; Witkowski, J. (2026). DiatomBase. Pseudo-nitzschia bipertita S.T.Teng, H.C.Lim & C.P.Leaw, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1016708 on 2026-04-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Teng, S. T.; Tan, S. N.; Lim, H. C.; Dao, V. H.; Bates, S. S.; Leaw, C. P. (2016). High diversity of Pseudo-nitzschia
along the northern coast of Sarawak (Malaysian Borneo), with descriptions of P. bipertita
sp. nov. and P
. limii
sp. nov. (Bacillariophyceae). <em>Journal of Phycology.</em> 52(6): 973-989., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/jpy.12448 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Distribution Has presently been found in Malaysian waters and off the Guangdong coast, China [details]Harmful effect P. bipertita strains from Chinese waters have been found to produce domoic acid with cellular content of 13.5-17.7 fg/cell. [details]
Identification P. bipertita has two rows of poroids split in 1-3 sectors, which differentiates it from P. subpacifica and P. heimii. A narrower valve is the main difference from P. fraudulenta and P. subfraudulenta
Verified accession numbers:
LSU rDNA: KR021334-37
ITS rDNA: KR021318-22
Electron microscopy or molecular sequences are needed for correct identification. [details]
Toxicology Strains from Chinese waters have been shown to produce domoic acid [details]
