HABs taxon details
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
Present 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]
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