Taxobox name Lyngbya regnum Bacteria phylum Cyanobacteria ordo Oscillatoria genus Lyngbya subdivision ranks Species subdivision Lyngbyaaestuarii br Lyngbya bouillonii br Lyngbya confervoides br Lyngbya hieronymusii br Lyngbya kuetzingii br Lyngbya majuscula br Lyngbya polychroa br Lyngbya semiplena br Lyngbya hieronymusii br Lyngbya hieronymusii Lyngbya is a genus of cyanobacteria , unicellular autotroph s that form the basis of the oceanic food chain . Lyngbya form long unbranching filaments inside a rigid mucilage sheath. Sheaths may form tangles or mats, intermixed with other phytoplankton species. Lyngbya reproduce asexually, their filaments break apart and each cell forms a new filaments. ref Lyngbya, Cyanobacteria, ALGAL ED, Freshwater Ecology Laboratory, Connecticut College http silicasecchidisk.conncoll.edu LucidKeys Carolina Key html Lyngbya Ecology.html ref Some Lyngbya cause the human skin irritation called seaweed dermatitis . ref cite web url http www.dermnetnz.org dermatitis plants seaweed.html publisher New Zealand Dermatological Society title Seaweed dermatitis date 2007 02 24 ref Some Lyngbya species can also temporarily monopolize aquatic ecosystems when they form dense floating mats in the water. Further reading http protist.i.hosei.ac.jp PDB Images Prokaryotes Oscillatoriaceae Lyngbya Prokaryotes http www.library.uq.edu.au pdfserve.php?image thesisabs absthe18107.pdf library.uq.edu.au http www.latimes.com news local oceans la me ocean30jul30,0,6670018,full.story LA Times News http plants.ifas.ufl.edu lynsp.html Invasive species References Reflist AlgaeBase genus name Lyngbya id 42975 Category Cyanobacteria bacteria stub cs Lyngbya ... more details
Taxobox image Carcinus aestuarii 2009 G1.jpg regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a subphylum Crustacean Crustacea classis Malacostraca ordo Decapoda infraordo Crab Brachyura familia Portunidae genus Carcinus species C. aestuarii binomial Carcinus aestuarii binomial authority Giovanni Domenico Nardo Nardo , 1847  ref name Ng cite journal journal Raffles Bulletin of Zoology year 2008 volume 17 pages 1 286 title Systema Brachyurorum Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world author Peter K. L. Ng, Dani le Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie url http rmbr.nus.edu.sg rbz biblio s17 s17rbz.pdf format Portable Document Format PDF ref synonyms Carcinus mediterraneus small Czerniavsky, 1884 small br Carcinus maenas aestuarii small Nardo, 1847 small br Portunus menoides small Rafinesque, 1817 small Carcinus aestuarii is a littoral crab , native to the Mediterranean Sea . It is very similar to Carcinus maenas , and is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of C. maenas rather than a species in its own right. The two taxa can be distinguished by the front of the carapace , between the eyes, which is short and toothed in C. maenas , but longer and smoother in C. aestuarii . Also, the gonopod s of C. aestuarii are straight and parallel, while those of C. maenas are curved. ref cite journal journal Journal of Shellfish Research volume 20 issue 3 pages 905 909 year 2001 title Field identification of the European green crab species Carcinus maenas and Carcinus aestuarii author S. B. Yamada & L. Hauck url http www.sgnis.org publicat papers yamahauc.pdf ref A molecular biology ..., C. aestuarii has only been implicated in one invasion the coastline of Japan has been invaded by either C. aestuarii or a Hybrid biology hybrid of C. aestuarii and C. maenas . ref cite journal title ... crabs Carcinus maenas and C. aestuarii year 2003 author T. J. Carlton & A. N. Cohen journal Journal ... fr Carcinus aestuarii it Carcinus aestuarii ja pl Carcinus aestuarii zh ... more details
Taxobox name Lyngbya majuscula regnum Bacteria phylum Cyanobacteria class Cyanophyceae ordo Oscillatoriales familia Oscillatoriaceae genus Lyngbya species L. majuscula binomial Lyngbya majuscula binomial authority William Henry Harvey Harvey in William Jackson Hooker Hooker ex Gomont , 1892  ref cite web title Lyngbya majuscula Harvey in Hooker ex Gomont, 1892 author Espinel Nadjejda date 2005 07 26 publisher MarineSpecies.org url http www.marinespecies.org aphia.php?p taxdetails&id 177509 ref Lyngbya majuscula is a species of cyanobacteria in the genus Lyngbya . Lyngbya majuscula grows on seagrass ref cite web url http www.epa.qld.gov.au environmental management coast and oceans marine habitats lyngbya management strategy title Lyngbya Management Strategy ref and is one of the causes of the human skin irritation seaweed dermatitis . ref cite web url http www.dermnetnz.org dermatitis plants seaweed.html publisher New Zealand Dermatological Society title Seaweed dermatitis date 2007 02 24 ref It is known as fireweed in Australia ref cite news url http www.uq.edu.au research index.html?page 37163&pid 37143 publisher University of Queensland title Fireweed Fears Hosed Down year 2005 accessdate 2007 06 21 ref and stinging limu algae limu in Hawai i . ref http www.aloha.com lifeguards limu.html ref The prevalence of this organism appears to be on the increase due to pollution and overfishing ... Times title A Primeval Tide of Toxins author Kenneth R. Weiss date 2006 07 30 ref Lyngbya majuscula ... cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula . Journal of Phycology 39 2 310 314. ref L. majuscula is known for its ... cite journal doi 10.1016 S0167 7012 01 00324 4 title Culture of the marine cyanobacterium, Lyngbya ... web url http protist.i.hosei.ac.jp PDB Images Prokaryotes Oscillatoriaceae Lyngbya title Lyngbya publisher ... aspects of the marine cyanobacterium, Lyngbya majuscula author Nicholas John Osborne publisher Ph.D. ... de Lyngbya majuscula ... more details
to as either the European green crab or European shore crab . Carcinus aestuarii main Carcinus aestuarii Carcinus aestuarii is a native to the Mediterranean Sea . It is very similar to C. maenas ... and toothed in C. maenas , but longer and smoother in C. aestuarii . Unlike C. maenas , C. aestuarii has only been implicated in one invasion the coastline of Japan has been invaded by either C. aestuarii or a Hybrid biology hybrid of C. aestuarii and C. maenas . References Reflist Category Portunoidea ... more details
Fireweed Epilobium angustifolium or Chamaenerion angustifolium is a perennial herbaceous plant in the willowherb family Onagraceae . Fireweed may also refer to Some other species of willowherb Epilobium Chamerion A common name for Senecio madagascariensis in Australia and Hawaii. Crassocephalum crepidioides Ebolo , an annual herbaceous plant in the sunflower family Asteraceae Lyngbya majuscula , a cyanobacterium Fireweed periodical , a feminist literary magazine founded in Toronto, Canada, in 1978 disambig ... more details
Seaweed dermatitis is a cutaneous condition characterized by inflammation of the skin caused by marine alga, specifically Lyngbya majuscula . ref name Andrews cite book author James, William D. Berger, Timothy G. et al. title Andrews Diseases of the Skin clinical Dermatology publisher Saunders Elsevier location year 2006 pages isbn 0 7216 2921 0 oclc doi accessdate ref rp 431 See also Seaweed Dogger Bank itch Skin lesion References reflist Cutaneous infection stub Category Parasitic infestations, stings, and bites of the skin ... more details
Taxobox image image width regnum Fungi division Ascomycota phylum Ascomycota subphylum Saccharomycotina classis Saccharomycetes ordo Saccharomycetales familia Saccharomycetaceae genus Kluyveromyces genus authority Van der Walt, 1956 ref Van der Walt , Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Ned. Tijdschr. Hyg. 22 271 1956 ref subdivision ranks Species subdivision Kluyveromyces aestuarii K. aestuarii Kluyveromyces africanus K. africanus Kluyveromyces bacillisporus K. bacillisporus Kluyveromyces blattae K. blattae Kluyveromyces dobzhanskii K. dobzhanskii Kluyveromyces hubeiensis K. hubeiensis Kluyveromyces lactis K. lactis Kluyveromyces lodderae K. lodderae Kluyveromyces marxianus K. marxianus Kluyveromyces nonfermentans K. nonfermentans Kluyveromyces piceae K. piceae Kluyveromyces sinensis K. sinensis Kluyveromyces thermotolerans K. thermotolerans Kluyveromyces waltii K. waltii Kluyveromyces wickerhamii K. wickerhamii Kluyveromyces yarrowii K. yarrowii Kluyveromyces is a genus of ascomycetous yeasts in the family Saccharomycetaceae . Some of the species, such as Kluyveromyces marxianus K. marxianus , are the teleomorph s of Candida genus Candida species. References reflist Category Saccharomycetes Category Yeasts yeast stub es Kluyveromyces it Kluyveromyces pt Kluyveromyces ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Taxobox name Tube Anemone image Pachycerianthus fimbriatus.png image width 250px image caption Tube Dwelling Anemone Pachycerianthus fimbriatus , Pachycerianthus fimbriatus taken with UC Berkeley s diving class, Monterey Bay , CA. USA. regnum Animal ia phylum Cnidaria classis Anthozoa ordo Ceriantharia family Cerianthidae genus Pachycerianthus species P. fimbriatus binomial Pachycerianthus fimbriatus Pachycerianthus fimbriatus is a mono chromal anemone that burrows in substrate through a semi rigid tube. The anemone is often seen in bright orange to red. Like most anemones, the tube dwelling anemone contains stinging cells or nematocytes along its tentacles, however, the cells are not toxic to humans. Pachycerianthus fimbriatus feeds on small crustaceans. Giant nudibranch s have been documented to prey upon P. fimbriatus. There are five known species among the Genus Pachycerianthus aestuarii, fimbriatus, insignis, johnsoni , and multiplicatus . References Picture taken during UC Berkeley s Scuba Diving Class with Jeremy Chew s Canon S50 03 http ctd.mdibl.org detail.go jsessionid 5D8D8E33CA44DC13E23F9E7EEB7F8896?type taxon&acc 168765 The Comparative Toxicogenomics Database Category Anthozoa ... more details
Taxobox regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Entognatha ordo Protura familia Acerentomidae genus Amphientulus genus authority Tuxen, 1981 Amphientulus is a genus of Protura proturans in the family Acerentomidae . ref cite web editor Ernest C. Bernard url http insects.tamu.edu research collection hallan Arthropoda Insects Protura Family Acerentomidae.txt title Acerentomidae Species Listing work Biology Catalog publisher Texas A&M University year 2007 accessdate July 27, 2010 ref Species Amphientulus aestuarii small Tuxen, 1967 small Amphientulus alienus small Tuxen, 1967 small Amphientulus ambiguus small Tuxen, 1967 small Amphientulus durumagi small Imadat , 1973 small Amphientulus gnangarae small Tuxen, 1967 small Amphientulus ruseki small Nosek, 1978 small Amphientulus sinensis small Xiong, Xie & Yin, 2005 small Amphientulus sinuosus small Tuxen, 1967 small Amphientulus validus small Tuxen, 1967 small Amphientulus zelandicus small Tuxen, 1986 small References reflist Category Protura arthropod stub ... more details
italic title Taxobox color lightgrey name Nitrosomonas domain Bacterium Bacteria phylum Proteobacteria classis Beta Proteobacteria ordo Nitrosomonadales familia Nitrosomonadaceae genus Nitrosomonas genus authority Sergei Winogradsky Winogradsky , 1892 subdivision ranks Species subdivision Nitrosomonas aestuarii N. aestuarii br Nitrosomonas communis N. communis br Nitrosomonas europaea N. europaea br Nitrosomonas eutropha N. eutropha br Nitrosomonas halophila N. halophila br Nitrosomonas marina N. marina br Nitrosomonas nitrosa N. nitrosa br Nitrosomonas oligotropha N. oligotropha br Nitrosomonas ureae N. ureae Nitrosomonas is a genus comprising rod shaped chemoautotrophic bacteria . ref name Microbewiki http microbewiki.kenyon.edu index.php Nitrosomonas ref This rare bacteria oxidizes ammonia into nitrite as a metabolic process. Nitrosomonas are useful in treatment of industrial and sewage waste and in the process of bioremediation . They are important in the nitrogen cycle by increasing the availability of nitrogen to plants while limiting carbon dioxide fixation. ref name Microbewiki The genus is found in soil, sewage, freshwater, and on building surfaces, especially in polluted areas that contains high levels of nitrogen compounds. Nitrosomonas prefers an optimum pH of 6.0 9.0 and a temperature range of 20 to 30 C. Most species are motile with a flagellum located in the polar regions. The bacteria has power generating membranes, which form long, thin tubes inside the cell. These use electrons from the oxidation of ammonia to produce energy. ref name Microbewiki It obtains the carbon it requires from the atmosphere via carbon fixation , which converts carbon in a gaseous form into carbon bound in organic molecules. Unlike plants, which fix carbon into sugar through energy gained through the process of photosynthesis , Nitrosomonas use energy gained through the oxidation of ammonia to fix gaseous carbon dioxide into organic molecules. Nitrosomonas must consume larg ... more details
italic title Taxobox color darkgrey name Thalassobius domain Bacteria phylum Proteobacteria classis Alphaproteobacteria ordo Rhodobacterales familia Rhodobacteraceae genus Thalassobius subdivision ranks Species biology Species subdivision Thalassobius aestuarii Thalassobius gelatinovorus Thalassobius mediterraneus Thalassobius sp. MED605 Thalassobius sp. MED612 Thalassobius sp. MED613 Thalassobius sp. UST050418 052 Thalassobius sp. W11 2B synonyms Thalassobius Arahal et al. 2005 In alpha taxonomy taxonomy , Thalassobius is a genus biology genus of the Rhodobacteraceae . ref See the National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI http www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Taxonomy Browser wwwtax.cgi?mode Info&id 335927 webpage on Thalassobius . Data extracted from the cite web url ftp ftp.ncbi.nih.gov pub taxonomy title NCBI taxonomy resources publisher National Center for Biotechnology Information accessdate 2007 03 19 ref References reflist 1 Further reading Scientific journals cite journal author Arahal DR, Macian MC, Garay E, Pujalte MJ date 2005 title Thalassobius mediterraneus gen. nov., sp. nov., and reclassification of Ruegeria gelatinovorans as Thalassobius gelatinovorus comb. nov journal Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. volume 55 pages 2371&ndash 2376 pmid 16280499 doi 10.1099 ijs.0.63842 0 issue Pt 6 Scientific books cite book author Garrity GM, Holt JG date 2001 chapter Taxonomic Outline of the Archaea and Bacteria title Bergey s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology Volume 1 The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria edition 2nd editor DR Boone and RW Castenholz, eds. pages p. 155 166 publisher Springer Verlag location New York isbn 978 0387987712 Scientific databases Taxonomic references taxon Thalassobius External links Taxonomic links microbe yes NCBI taxID 335927 taxoname Thalassobius LSPN letter t LSPN taxoname thalassobius Category Rhodobacterales Category Bacteria genera proteobacteria stub ... more details
File Soft shell crab on ice.jpg thumb right upright Soft shell crab in New Orleans, Louisiana Soft shell crab is a culinary term for crab s which have recently ecdysis molted their old exoskeleton and are still soft. ref cite book author CiCi Williamson, Garry Pound & Willard Scott year 2008 title The Best of Virginia Farms Cookbook and Tour Book Recipes, People, Places publisher Menasha Ridge Press isbn 9780897326575 chapter Shellfish and fish pages 60 87 url http books.google.co.uk books?id pnuFW6zT0T8C&pg PA63 ref In the United States , the main species is the blue crab , Callinectes sapidus , which appears in markets from April to September. ref cite book author Delilah Winder & Jennifer Lindner McGlinn year 2006 title Delilah s Everyday Soul Southern Cooking with Style publisher Running Press isbn 9780762426010 chapter Fried soft shell crab pages 111 112 url http books.google.co.uk books?id lhyS9nigr00C&pg PA111 ref In Japan , various species are used to make sushi such as maki zushi or temaki zushi ref cite book author Ole G. Mouritsen & Jonas Drotner Mouritsen year 2009 title Sushi Food for Eye, Body and Soul publisher Springer Science Business Media Springer isbn 9781441906175 chapter Sushi la carte pages 202 250 url http books.google.co.uk books?id RJxuV 0eT4UC&pg PA226 ref the Japanese blue crab Portunus trituberculatus or the shore swimming crab Charybdis japonica is typically used. In Italy , the soft shell of the common Carcinus aestuarii Mediterranean crab is a delicacy typical of the Venetian lagoon called moeca in the local idiom . ref cite web url http www.parcoalimentare.ve.it dati prodotti tradizionali en ittici moeca.htm title Moeca soft shell crab publisher Parco Alimentare Venezia Orientale accessdate January 19, 2011 ref References reflist Edible crustaceans DEFAULTSORT Soft Shell Crab Category Crab dishes Category Edible crustaceans Category Commercial crustaceans crab stub es Cangrejo blando fr Crabe en mue ja ... more details
a antenna protein trimer from Prosthecochloris aestuarii journal Photosynth. Res. volume ... sequence of a bacteriochlorophyll a protein from Prosthecochloris aestuarii refined at 1.9 A resolution ... complex of Prosthecochloris aestuarii refining experiments and simulations journal Photosyn. Res. volume ... more details
maenas and Carcinus aestuarii author S. B. Yamada & L. Hauck url http www.sgnis.org publicat ..., are the simplest means of distinguishing C. maenas from the closely related Carcinus aestuarii C. aestuarii , which can also be an invasive species. In C. aestuarii , the carapace lacks any bumps and extends ... in C. aestuarii , but curve outwards in C. maenas . ref name Yamada The colour of C. maenas varies ... related species Carcinus aestuarii . C. maenas was first observed on the east coast of North America ..., either Carcinus aestuarii C. aestuarii or a Hybrid biology hybrid of C. aestuarii and C. maenas . ref ... of the European shore crabs Carcinus maenas and C. aestuarii year 2003 author T. J. Carlton & A. N ... occurring in the Mediterranean Sea , which is now recognised as a distinct species, Carcinus aestuarii ... more details
Taxobox name Amphiura image image caption regnum Animalia phylum Echinodermata subphylum Eleutherozoa classis Ophiuroidea ordo Ophiurida subordo Gnathophiurina familia Amphiuridae genus Amphiura genus authority Forbes, 1843 subdivision ranks Species subdivision see text. Amphiura is a large genus of brittle star s Ophiuroidea found in oceans worldwide from tropics to Arctic and Antarctic regions. Systematics and phylogeny Amphiura is a large genus that is currently divided into the following six subgenera Amphioplus , Amphiura , Fellaria , Ophionema , Ophiopelte and Ophiopeltis . The once used subgenus Acrocnida has been elevated to a genus rank. Fossil record of the genus of dates back to Turonian Amphiura plana ref Storc, The ophiuroid Amphiura? plana in nearshore settings of the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin Czech Republic R.Geologia Carpathica,Vol.55, No 1 2004 ref . Extant species include ref http www.marinespecies.org aphia.php?p taxdetails&id 123613 MarineSpecies.org Amphiura Forbes, 1843 Bot generated title ref ref name Branch Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. Two Oceans a guide to the marine life of southern Africa ISBN 978 1 77007 772 0 ref valign top Amphiura acacia Amphiura accedens Amphiura acrisia Amphiura adjecta Amphiura aestuarii Amphiura affinis Amphiura africana Amphiura agitata Amphiura alba Amphiura albella Amphiura algida Amphiura ambigua Amphiura amokurae Amphiura angularis Amphiura annulifera Amphiura anomala Amphiura anster Amphiura antarctica Amphiura arcystata Amphiura argentea Amphiura aster Amphiura atlantica Amphiura atlantidea Amphiura belgicae Amphiura bellis Amphiura benthica Amphiura beringiana Amphiura bidentata Amphiura bihamula Amphiura borealis Amphiura bountyia Amphiura brachyactis Amphiura brevipes Amphiura brevispina Amphiura callida Amphiura canadensis Amphiura candida Amphiura caparti Amphiura capensis Amphiura carchara Amphiura carnea Amphiura catephes Amphiura celata Amphiura ceramis Amphiura ... more details
Italic title Taxobox name Littorina obtusata image image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Mollusca classis Gastropoda unranked familia clade Caenogastropoda br clade Hypsogastropoda br clade Littorinimorpha superfamilia Littorinoidea familia Littorinidae subfamilia genus Littorina subgenus species L. obtusata binomial Littorina obtusata binomial authority Carl Linnaeus Linnaeus , 1758 synonyms ref ref name WoRMS synonyms Litorina arctica small M ller, 1842 small br Litorina ioides small Menke, 1845 small br Litorina obtusata small Linnaeus, 1758 small br Litorina obtusata var. fasciata small Menke, 1845 small br Litorina obtusata var. unicolor small Menke, 1845 small br Litorina obtusata var. zonata small Menke, 1845 small br Littorelaea pultneyii small Leach in Gray, 1847 small br Littorina arctica small M ller, 1842 small br Littorina arctica var. angulata small M. Sars, 1851 small br Littorina arctica var. eliator small M. Sars, 1851 small br Littorina groenlandica var. laevior small M rch, 1857 small br Littorina obtusata f. elatiorangulata small Middendorff, 1849 small br Littorina obtusata f. globosa small Middendorff, 1849 small br Littorina obtusata f. magnei small Sacchi, 1961 small br Littorina obtusata f. torquata small Sacchi, 1963 small br Littorina obtusata littoralis var. albescens small Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1925 small br Littorina obtusata littoralis var. alternata small Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1915 small br Littorina obtusata littoralis var. fusca small Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1915 small br Littorina obtusata littoralis var. inversicolor small Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1915 small br Littorina obtusata littoralis var. olivacea small Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1915 small br Littorina obtusata littoralis var. rhabdota small Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1915 small br Littorina obtusata littoralis var. rubens small Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1915 small br Littorina obtusata lutea small Dautzenberg & P. Fisher, 1915 small br Littorina obtusata var. aestuarii ... more details
chembox verifiedrevid 394192105 ImageFile Saxitoxin structure.png ImageSize IUPACName 3a S 3a ,4 ,10a R 2,6 diamino 4 amino carbonyl oxy methyl 3a,4,8,9 tetrahydro 1 H ,10 H pyrrolo 1,2 c purine 10,10 diol OtherNames Section1 Chembox Identifiers CASNo Ref cascite correct CAS CASNo 35523 89 8 PubChem 37165 ChemSpiderID Ref chemspidercite correct chemspider ChemSpiderID 16736462 SMILES N C1N C H COC N O C H 3 C 2 N C N N3 N1CCC2 O O Section2 Chembox Properties Formula C 10 H 17 N 7 O 4 MolarMass 299.29 g mol Appearance Density MeltingPt BoilingPt Solubility Section3 Chembox Hazards MainHazards FlashPt Autoignition Saxitoxin STX is a neurotoxin naturally produced by certain species of marine dinoflagellate s Alexandrium genus Alexandrium sp., Gymnodinium sp., Pyrodinium sp. and cyanobacteria Anabaena sp., some Aphanizomenon spp., Cylindrospermopsis sp., Lyngbya sp., Planktothrix sp. . ref name uhm cite journal author Clark RF, Williams SR, Nordt SP, Manoguerra AS title A review of selected seafood poisonings journal Undersea Hyperb Med volume 26 issue 3 pages 175 84 year 1999 pmid 10485519 doi url http archive.rubicon foundation.org 2314 accessdate 2008 08 12 ref ref Landsberg JH, 2002. The effects of harmful algal blooms on aquatic organisms. Reviews in Fisheries Science, 10 2 113 390. ref Ingestion of saxitoxin usually through shellfish contaminated by toxic algal blooms is responsible for the human illness known as paralytic shellfish poisoning PSP . In fact, the term saxitoxin originates from the species name of the butter clam Saxidomus giganteus in which it was first recognized. Saxitoxin, one of the most potent natural toxins known, acts on the voltage gated sodium channels of nerve cells, preventing normal cellular function and leading to paralysis. The term saxitoxin can also refer to the entire suite of related neurotoxins produced by these microorganisms, which include pure saxitoxin STX , neosaxitoxin neoSTX , the gonyautoxins GTX and decarbamoylsaxitoxin ... more details