Azadinium spinosum
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| Azadinium spinosum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
| Clade: | SAR |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Phylum: | Myzozoa |
| Superclass: | Dinoflagellata |
| Class: | Dinophyceae |
| Family: | Amphidomataceae |
| Genus: | Azadinium |
| Species: | A. spinosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Azadinium spinosum Elbrächter et Tillmann | |
Azadinium spinosum is a species of dinoflagellates that produces azaspiracid toxins (toxins associated with shellfish poisoning),[1] particularly AZA 1, AZA 2 and an isomer of AZA 2.[2]
It measures 12–16 μm in length and 7–11 μm wide, is a peridinin-containing photosynthetic dinoflagellate with a thin theca. Its large nucleus is spherical and present posteriorly, whereas its single chloroplast is parietal, lobed, and extends into the epi- and hyposome.[2]
