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. |