Coolia
Genus of dinoflagellates of the family Ostreopsidaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Coolia is a marine dinoflagellate genus in the family Ostreopsidaceae. It was first described by Meunier in 1919.[1] There are currently seven identified species distributed globally in tropical and temperate coastal waters.[2] Coolia is a benthic or epiphytic type dinoflagellate: it can be found adhered to sediment or other organisms but it is not limited to these substrates.[3] It can also be found in a freely motile form in the water column.[3][4] The life cycle of Coolia involves an asexual stage where the cell divides by binary fission and a sexual stage where cysts are produced.[5] Some of the species, for example, Coolia tropicalis and Coolia malayensis, produce toxins that can potentially cause shellfish poisoning in humans.[6]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Alveolata |
Phylum: | Myzozoa |
Superclass: | Dinoflagellata |
Class: | Dinophyceae |
Order: | Gonyaulacales |
Family: | Ostreopsidaceae |
Genus: | Coolia Meunier |