Ostreopsis lenticularis
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| Ostreopsis lenticularis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Alveolata |
| Division: | Dinoflagellata |
| Class: | Dinophyceae |
| Order: | Gonyaulacales |
| Family: | Ostreopsidaceae |
| Genus: | Ostreopsis |
| Species: | O. lenticularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ostreopsis lenticularis Y.Fukuyo | |
Ostreopsis lenticularis is a species of dinoflagellate in the family Ostreopsidaceae described in 1981 by Yasuwo Fukuyo.[1][2] O. lenticularis is known to produce toxins, including ostreotoxin.[3]