:Gambierdiscus carolinianus

{{Short description|Species of single-celled organism}}

{{Speciesbox

| genus = Gambierdiscus

| species = carolinianus

| authority = Litaker, Vandersea, M.A.Faust, Kibler, W.C.Holland & P.A.Tester, 2009

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Gambierdiscus carolinianus is a species of toxic dinoflagellate, which among others causes ciguatera fish poisoning. It is photosynthetic and epibenthic.{{cite journal|last1=Litaker|first1=R. Wayne|last2=Vandersea|first2=Mark W.|last3=Faust|first3=Maria A.|last4=Kibler|first4=Steven R.|last5=Chinain|first5=Mireille|last6=Holmes|first6=Michael J.|last7=Holland|first7=William C.|last8=Tester|first8=Patricia A.|title=Taxonomy of Gambierdiscus including four new species, Gambierdiscus caribaeus, Gambierdiscus carolinianus, Gambierdiscus carpenteri and Gambierdiscus ruetzleri (Gonyaulacales, Dinophyceae)|journal=Phycologia|volume=48|issue=5|year=2009|pages=344–390|issn=0031-8884|doi=10.2216/07-15.1|bibcode=2009Phyco..48..344L |s2cid=86334317 }}