HABs taxon details
original description
Litaker, R.W., Vandersea, M.W., Faust, M.A., Kibler, S.R., Chinain, M., Holmes, M.J., Holland, W.C. & Tester, P.A. 2009. Taxonomy of <i>Gambierdiscus</i> including four new species, <i>Gambierdiscus caribaeus</i>, <i>Gambierdiscus carolianus</i>, <i>Gambierdiscus carpenteri</i> and <i>Gambierdiscus ruetzleri</i> (Gonyaulacales, Dinophyceae). Phycologia, 48: 344-90 [details] Available for editors
basis of record
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2023). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Description Lens-shaped, anterio-posteriorly compressed. Thecal surface covered with evenly distributed fine pores. Apical pore plate oval containing fish-hook shaped pore. The 1p plate is comparatively broad and asymmetrical. Rectangular 2’ plate. The ratio of the 2’/2’’ suture length to the 2’/4’’ suture length is 0.93. [details]
Harmful effect G. carpenteri has tested MTX positive using a human erythrocyte bioassay (Holland et al. 2013) [details]
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