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Pseudo-Nitzschia sp. (Diatom)

Collected: Chincoteague Bay, VA in fall of 2004, at the surface. a 153 um


Notes: Pseudo-nitzschia produces domoic acid, a toxin responsible for amnesic shellfish poisioning (ASP)


Collected and photographed by: Steve Oravitz, Marine Science Consortium, Wallops Island, VA

 

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