Ostreopsis lenticularis

Ostreopsis lenticularis is a species of dinoflagellate in the family Ostreopsidaceae described in 1981 by Yasuwo Fukuyo. O. lenticularis is known to produce toxins, including ostreotoxin.

Distribution

O. lenticularis was first idientified on the Gambier and Society Islands of French Polynesia and New Caledonia in the Pacific Ocean.