Higher Classification: > Kingdom Chromista > Phylum Heterokontophyta > Subphylum Bacillariophytina > Class Bacillariophyceae > Subclass Bacillariophycidae > Superorder Bacillariophycanae > Order Bacillariales > Family Bacillariaceae > Genus Pseudo-nitzschia

Pseudo-nitzschia australis Frenguelli, 1939

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Pseudo-nitzschia*	H. Peragallo in H. Peragallo & M. Peragallo, 1900	accepted genus name

Literature

original description	Frenguelli J. 1939. Diatomeas del Golfo de San Matías. Rev. Museo de La Plata, N.S., 2 (Bot.) (10): 201-226.
additional source	Tomas, C.R. (Ed.). (1997). Identifying marine phytoplankton. Academic Press: San Diego, CA [etc.] (USA). ISBN 0-12-693018-X. XV, 858 pp.
additional source	Moestrup, Ø., Akselman, R., Cronberg, G., Elbraechter, M., Fraga, S., Halim, Y., Hansen, G., Hoppenrath, M., Larsen, J., Lundholm, N., Nguyen, L. N., Zingone, A. (Eds) (2009 onwards). IOC-UNESCO Taxonomic Reference List of Harmful Micro Algae.
additional source	Harper, M.A.; Cassie Cooper, V.; Chang, F.H.; Nelson, W.A.; Broady, P.A. (2012). Phylum Ochrophyta: brown and golden-brown algae, diatoms, silicoflagellates, and kin, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2012). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 3. Kingdoms Bacteria, Protozoa, Chromista, Plantae, Fungi. pp. 114-163.
toxicology source	Scholin C.A., Guilland F., Doucette G.J., Benson S., Busman M., Chavez F.P., Cordaro J., Delong R., De Vogelaere A., Harvey J., Haulena M., Lefebvre K., Lipscomb T., Loscutoff S., Lowenstine L.J., Marin III R., Miller P.E., McLellan W.A., Moeller P.D.R., Powell C.L., Rowles T., Silvagni P., Silver M., Spraker T., Trainer V. & van Dolah F.M. 2000. Mortality of sea lions along the central California coast linked to a toxic diatom bloom. Nature 403: 80-84.
toxicology source	Garrison D.L., Conrad S.M., Eilers P.P., Waldron E.M. 1992. Confirmation of domoic acid production by Pseudonitzschia australis (Baciollariophyceae) cultures. J. Phycol. 28: 604-607.
toxicology source	Holland P.T., Selwood A.I., Mountfort D.O., Wilkins A.L., McNabb P., Rhodes L., Doucette G.J., Mikulski C.M & King K.L. 2005. Isodomoic acid C, an unusual amnesic shellfish poisoning toxin from Pseudonitzschia australis. Chem. Res. Toxicol. 18: 814-816.
toxicology source	Fritz L., Quilliam M.A., Wright J.L.C. Beale A.M. & Work T.M. 1992. An outbreak of domoic acid poisoning attributed to the pennate diatom Pseudonitzschia australis. J. Phycol. 28: 439-442.

Genbank

Citation

Kociolek, J.P.; Blanco, S.; Coste, M.; Ector, L.; Liu, Y.; Karthick, B.; Kulikovskiy, M.; Lundholm, N.; Ludwig, T.; Potapova, M.; Rimet, F.; Sabbe, K.; Sala, S.; Sar, E.; Taylor, J.; Van de Vijver, B.; Wetzel, C.E.; Williams, D.M.; Witkowski, A.; Witkowski, J. (2025). DiatomBase. Pseudo-nitzschia australis Frenguelli, 1939. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:246604