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gonyaulax

noun

Etymology

Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu, “knee”) + αὖλαξ (aûlax, “furrow”)

Definitions

  1. An alga of the genus Gonyaulax.

    • Recently, a gonyaulax toxin was purified from an axenic culture of the alga, Gonyaulax catanella, and this toxin has been shown to be chemically identical with saxitoxin (Schantz et al., 1966).
    • Oval, strongly pigmented cells with a gonyaulax-like girdle displacement.
    • Most shellfish lose their toxins almost completely within four to six weeks after a gonyaulax outbreak.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for gonyaulax. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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