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mussel poisoning — noun : a toxic reaction following the eating of mussels; especially : a severe often fatal intoxication following the consumption of mussels that have fed on gonyaulax or other red tide flagellates and stored up a dangerous alkaloid in their… … Useful english dictionary
Mussel — Not to be confused with muscle. Mussel Blue mussels Mytilus edulis in the intertidal zone in Cornwall, England Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
california mussel — noun Usage: usually capitalized C : an edible mussel (Mytilus californianus) sometimes responsible for mussel poisoning … Useful english dictionary
Zebra mussel — Live zebra mussels underwater with shells open, animals respiring, siphons visible. Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
California mussel — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Shellfish poisoning — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 32220 ICD10 = ICD10|T|61|2|t|51 ICD9 = ICD9|988.0 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = emerg eMedicineTopic = 528 MeshID = There are four syndromes called shellfish poisoning, which… … Wikipedia
Paralytic shellfish poisoning — (PSP) is one of the four recognized syndromes of shellfish poisoning (the others being neurotoxic shellfish poisoning, diarrhetic shellfish poisoning and amnesic shellfish poisoning). All four syndromes share some common features and are… … Wikipedia
shellfish poisoning — illness in humans resulting from the eating of certain mussels (mussel) and clams (clam). The source of the poison has been traced to the plankton upon which shellfish feed during parts of the year. Symptoms often begin within 10 minutes… … Universalium
gonyaulax — ˌgōnēˈȯˌlaks noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek gony knee + aulax furrow more at knee 1. capitalized : a large genus of phosphorescent marine dinoflagellates that when unusually abundant cause red tide and a serious mussel poisoning of man… … Useful english dictionary
Gonyaulax catanella — A marine dinoflagellate protozoan that produces a powerful toxin that accumulates in the tissues of mussels and other filter feeding shellfish and may cause fatal mussel poisoning in humans. [G. gony, knee, + aulakos, a furrow] … Medical dictionary
