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Pennate Diatom

Pseudo-nitzschia spp.

Bolsa Chica, Huntington Beach, Orange County, CA. 03/16/13.
© Joana Tavares and Peter J. Bryant.

Order: Bacillariales, Family: Bacillariaceae.

May produce domoic acid, a neurotoxin that causes amnesic shellfish poisoning

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