''Karlodinium armiger'' is a species of
dinoflagellates
The dinoflagellates (Greek δῖνος ''dinos'' "whirling" and Latin ''flagellum'' "whip, scourge") are a monophyletic group of single-celled eukaryotes constituting the phylum Dinoflagellata and are usually considered algae. Dinoflagellates are ...
belonging to the family
Kareniaceae
Kareniaceae is a family of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Gymnodiniales.
Genera
* '' Asterodinium'' Sournia
* '' Brachidinium'' Sournia
* '' Gertia'' K.Takahashi et Iwataki
* '' Karenia'' G.Hansen et Moestrup
* ''Karlodinium
''Karlodi ...
.
It was first isolated from the Mediterranean sea & described in 2006.
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.
It has a spherical shape with a diameter of about 15 µm.
Under optimal conditions with supplemented NH4
+, it has a division rate of ~0.3 times per day.
References
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Gymnodiniales