Ciguatera dinoflagellate. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a Gambierdiscus toxicus dinoflagellate. Dinoflagellates are unicellular protozoans and this particular species is photosynthetic. It is known to produce the toxin ciguatoxin,a fish poison that accumulates in large coral reef fish. If eaten by humans it can cause the food poisoning illness ciguatera | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / DR PHILIPPA UWINS, WHISTLER RESEARCH PTY |
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