''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 ar ...
belonging to the family
Kareniaceae
Kareniaceae is a family of dinoflagellates belonging to the order Gymnodiniales
The Gymnodiniales are an order of dinoflagellates, of the class Dinophyceae. Members of the order are known as gymnodinioid or gymnodinoid (terms that can also re ...
.
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