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Pseudo-nitzschia calliantha 靚紋擬菱形藻
Group Diatoms
Class: Bacillariophyceae
Named by: Lundholm, Moestrup & Hasle
Year: 2003
Shape: Spindle
Form of colony: Chain
Size(um): Apical axis: 47-115; Transapical axis: 1.2-3.6
Frequency of occurrence in Hong Kong: Low
Region of occurrence: NA [ HK Map ]
Potentially harmful to fish:
Caused fish kill in Hong Kong:
Toxin produced: Domoic acids
Remarks: Domoic acids might cause Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning (ASP) but local cell cultures did not found to produce domoic acid.