Gambierdiscus belizeanus MA Faust
| Common Name | alveolates | ||||
| Collection Site | 17.92°N -62.84°W St. Barthelemy Island | ||||
| Ocean | North Atlantic | ||||
| Sea | Caribbean Sea | ||||
| Nearest Continent | North America | ||||
| Collected By | Durand-Clement,M | ||||
| Collection Date | |||||
| Isolated By | Durand-Clement,M | ||||
| Isolated Date | |||||
| Identified By | Litaker,W | ||||
| Deposited By | Burns,K | ||||
| Deposit Date | 02/01/1990 | ||||
| Strain Synonyms | SB04 | ||||
| Is The Strain Currently Axenic? | No | ||||
| When Was It Last Tested? | 01/03/2007 | ||||
| Other Information | epiphytic on macroalgae | ||||
| Authentic Type/Strain | No | ||||
| Morphological Data | |||||
| Attributes | Algae, Toxic, Marine, Warm Water | ||||
| Additional Resources | Genbank Genome Transcriptome AlgaeBase | ||||
| Genome Sequence Link | No | ||||
| Medium Used for Maintenance | L1 - Si |
| Other Reported Growth Media | ES1, K, L/20 + EDTA + VA |
| Maintenance Temperature (°C) | 24 °C |
| Known Temperature Range (°C) | 22 - 26 °C |
| Cell Length (Min) | 45 |
| Cell Length (Max) | 55 |
| Cell Width (Min) | |
| Cell Width (Max) |
New daughter set created every three weeks
Daughter set……….…39umol quanta m-2 s-1
Mother set………….…26umol quanta m-2 s-1
Grandmother set….….8umol quanta m-2 s-1
Documentation:
Phylogeography, morphological variation and taxonomy of the toxic dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus toxicus (Dinophyceae) (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1568988308000024)
Characteristic profiles ofCiguateratoxins in different strains of Gambierdiscus spp. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0041010109004085?via%3Dihub)