Karenia brevis (C.C.Davis) Gert Hansen & Moestrup 2000
Publication Details
Karenia brevis (C.C.Davis) Gert Hansen & Moestrup 2000: 308
Published in: Daugbjerg, N., Hansen, G., Larsen, J. & Moestrup, Ø. (2000). Phylogeny of some of the major genera of dinoflagellates based on ultrastructure and partial LSU rDNA sequence data, including the erection of three new genera of unarmoured dinoflagellates. Phycologia 39: 302-317.
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This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Karenia.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Gymnodinium breve C.C.Davis
Type Information
Type locality: Gulf of Mexico: near Naples, Florida, USA; (Faust & Gulledge 2002: 38) Holotype: (Faust & Gulledge 2002: 38)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), short, of small extent (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 August 2023
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Usage notes
Harmful species: produces neurotoxins and hemolytic substances. Schaeffer et al. (2009) have demonstrated that high light causes K. brevis to increase EPS (epoxidation state of xanthophyll- cycle pigments diadinoxanthin and diatoxanthin) and toxin concentrations while decreasing its lipid concentrations, specifically the sterol class. They conclude that this species may be relatively benign from sunrise to mid-morning but from mid-morning until mid-afternoon, it may have the potential to be highly toxic. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Very toxic (Ignatiades 2012). - (12 June 2012) - G.M. Guiry
red tide: respiratory irritation and fish kills (Wolnyet al., 2015). - (21 April 2015) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2025
