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Genus: | Heterosigma
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Species: | H. akashiwo
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Heterosigma akashiwo (Y. Hada) Y. Hada ex Y. Hara & M. Chihara
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Heterosigma akashiwo is a species of microscopic algae of the class Raphidophyceae.[1][2] It is a swimming marine alga that episodically forms toxic surface aggregations known as harmful algal bloom. The species name akashiwo is from the Japanese for "red tide".[1]
Synonyms include Olisthodiscus luteus (Hulburt 1965), and Entomosigma akashiwo (Hada 1967).[3] H. akashiwo and H. inlandica have been recognized as two species of Heterosigma. However, Hara and Chihara (1987) described both specimens as one species, validly describing them as H. akashiwo.[4]