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    Karenia brevis is a microscopic, single-celled, photosynthetic organism in the genus Karenia. It is a marine dinoflagellate commonly found in the waters...
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    researching Karenia brevis. 12 species have been described in the genus Karenia thus far: Karenia asterichroma Karenia bicuneiformis Karenia brevis Karenia brevisulcata...
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    used in the US to refer to Karenia brevis blooms in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, also called the Florida red tide. K. brevis is one of many different species...
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  • compounds produced naturally by a species of dinoflagellate known as Karenia brevis. Brevetoxins are neurotoxins that bind to voltage-gated sodium channels...
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    specific kinds of phytoplankton causing the bloom. Some examples are Karenia brevis in the Gulf of Mexico, Alexandrium fundyense in the Gulf of Maine, Margalefadinium...
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    these toxic fish from the brevetoxin produced by the dinoflagellate Karenia brevis. Brevetoxins are neurotoxins that can cause acute respiratory and neurological...
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  • which sometimes occurs on beaches is caused by a type of algae known as Karenia brevis. Crimson rosellas are a subspecies of parrot that are common in Australia...
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    birds and mammals, are affected by periodic outbreaks of red tide (Karenia brevis). The Sound is relatively shallow in many locations, and boaters are...
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    for the proliferation, or "blooms", of the microscopic marine algae Karenia brevis. This dinoflagellate produces brevetoxins that can have toxic effects...
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    brevetoxins, which are marine toxins produced by the dinoflagellate Karenia brevis (among several others). These toxins can produce a series of gastrointestinal...
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