gonyaulax

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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."

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

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