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==Description and significance== | ==Description and significance== | ||
Gymnodinium veneficum was originally named and discovered by Mary Parke and D. Ballantine in 1956 (Guiry and Guiry, 2012). It was found to be very closely related to Gymnodinium vitiligo, due to its small size and similar structural characteristics (Guiry and Guiry, 2012). The most distinct difference between G. veneficum and G. vilitgo was that, G. veneficum produced and released toxins which lead to a change in name. But after more research was performed on this particular species, the genus name was changed to Karlodinium. The species was renamed Karlodinium veneficum due to the discovery of harmful toxins produced by this species which has been known to cause harmful algae blooms and kill fish in marine ecosystems and its similarities to K. micrum (Van Wagoner et. al. 2012). | |||
K. veneficum is part of the Eukarya domain and a marine planktonic dinoflagellate found in oceans and estuaries all around the world. It is a photosynthetic species that contains chloroplasts. | |||
==Genome structure== | ==Genome structure== | ||
Revision as of 16:39, 25 April 2012
A Microbial Biorealm page on the genus LRMoore Prokaryote template
Classification
Higher order taxa
Eukarota; Myzozoa; dinophyceae; Gymnodiniales; Kareniaceae [Others may be used. Use NCBI link to find]
Species
Karlodinium veneficum Previously named Gymnodinium veneficum
Description and significance
Gymnodinium veneficum was originally named and discovered by Mary Parke and D. Ballantine in 1956 (Guiry and Guiry, 2012). It was found to be very closely related to Gymnodinium vitiligo, due to its small size and similar structural characteristics (Guiry and Guiry, 2012). The most distinct difference between G. veneficum and G. vilitgo was that, G. veneficum produced and released toxins which lead to a change in name. But after more research was performed on this particular species, the genus name was changed to Karlodinium. The species was renamed Karlodinium veneficum due to the discovery of harmful toxins produced by this species which has been known to cause harmful algae blooms and kill fish in marine ecosystems and its similarities to K. micrum (Van Wagoner et. al. 2012). K. veneficum is part of the Eukarya domain and a marine planktonic dinoflagellate found in oceans and estuaries all around the world. It is a photosynthetic species that contains chloroplasts.
Genome structure
Describe the size and content of the genome. How many chromosomes? Circular or linear? Other interesting features? What is known about its sequence?
Cell and colony structure
Interesting features of cell structure. Interesting features of colony structure.
Metabolism
Energy source(s); external electron donor(s) (=reductant source(s)); carbon source(s); oxygen classification; important molecules it produces.
Ecology
Habitat; symbiosis; contributions to the environment. metagenomic data link
Pathology
How does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors.
References
List your references here with hyperlinks to the papers or websites when possible. Also, provide the DOI number for articles. For example:
Edited by PUT YOUR NAME HERE of Dr. Lisa R. Moore, University of Southern Maine, Department of Biological Sciences, http://www.usm.maine.edu/bio
