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Name the dinoflagellate that causes red tides in oceans

Red tides are caused by algal bloom referred to rapid increase in the algal population  in a water system.
Eg. Karenia breuis which is a marine dinoflagellate is mainly responsible for red tides in Gulf of Mexico water.
 

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  • It is algal bloom
  • dinoflagellate sometimes multiply at a very rapid rate 
  • Its also called red tides, it gives a red appearance to the  part of the affected sea.
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  • It is algal bloom
  • dinoflagellate sometimes multiply at a very rapid rate 
  • Its also called red tides, it gives a red appearance to the  part of the affected sea.
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Gymnodinium and gonyaulax.
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