Karlodinium armiger | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Myzozoa |
Superclass: | Dinoflagellata |
Class: | Dinophyceae |
Order: | Gymnodiniales |
Family: | Kareniaceae |
Genus: | Karlodinium |
Species: | K. armiger
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Binomial name | |
Karlodinium armiger Bergholtz, Daugbjerg & Moestrup
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Karlodinium armiger is a species of dinoflagellates belonging to the family Kareniaceae. [1] It was first isolated from the Mediterranean sea & described in 2006. [2] [3]
It is a producer of karmitoxin, a toxin structurally related to amphidinols and karlotoxins; however karmitoxin also contains the longest carbon−carbon backbone known for this compound class, and an unusual primary amino group. [4]
It has a spherical shape with a diameter of about 15 μm. [5] Under optimal conditions with supplemented NH4+, it has a division rate of ~0.3 times per day. [4]
Karlodinium armiger | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Myzozoa |
Superclass: | Dinoflagellata |
Class: | Dinophyceae |
Order: | Gymnodiniales |
Family: | Kareniaceae |
Genus: | Karlodinium |
Species: | K. armiger
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Binomial name | |
Karlodinium armiger Bergholtz, Daugbjerg & Moestrup
|
Karlodinium armiger is a species of dinoflagellates belonging to the family Kareniaceae. [1] It was first isolated from the Mediterranean sea & described in 2006. [2] [3]
It is a producer of karmitoxin, a toxin structurally related to amphidinols and karlotoxins; however karmitoxin also contains the longest carbon−carbon backbone known for this compound class, and an unusual primary amino group. [4]
It has a spherical shape with a diameter of about 15 μm. [5] Under optimal conditions with supplemented NH4+, it has a division rate of ~0.3 times per day. [4]