Pseudo-nitzschia (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Cruz

Pseudo-nitzschia

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Cells of the diatom Pseudo-nitzschia, a type of single-celled algae, produce the neurotoxin domoic acid under certain conditions. This image is from a water sample collected in Monterey Bay in 2015.

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Alyssa Gellene

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