Pseudo-nitzschia (IMAGE)

University of Plymouth

Pseudo-nitzschia

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Pseudo-nitzschia are a common component of the phytoplankton community along Europe’s Atlantic coast and the North Sea, and a number of species produce the toxins responsible for amnesic shellfish poisoning

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Plymouth Marine Laboratory

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