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Gonyaulax

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Gonyaulax is a genus of dinoflagellates whose type species is Gonyaulax spinifera. Classed among the red dinoflagellates, it is a common cause of red tides, and some strains, including populations from New Zealand, produce a toxin called yessotoxin.

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