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Abstract
A dinoflagellate with a life cycle that includes numerous flagellated, amoeboid, and encysted stages. Both the flagellated and amoeboid forms produce toxins which cause open wounds on fish. Pfiesteria piscicida feeds on tissue sloughed from these wounds, as well as on bacteria and algae. It is found in Atlantic estuaries of the United States.
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- Pfiesteria piscicidas
- piscicida, Pfiesteria
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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.
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infection: coordinate with PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc.) if pertinent
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1999
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- Dinoflagellida (1998)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Pfiesteria piscicida. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020045. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020045
- Pfiesteria piscicida. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfiesteria_piscicida
- Pfiesteria piscicida. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15156646