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Pfiesteria piscicida
Subject h. Pfiesteria piscicida Subject h. Pfiesteria piscicida Scope note in English A dinoflagellate with a life cycle that includes numerous flagellated, amoeboid, and encysted stages. Both the flagellated and amoeboid forms produce toxins which cause open wounds on fish. Pfiesteria piscicida feeds on tissue sloughed from these wounds, as well as on bacteria and algae. It is found in Atlantic estuaries of the United States. 
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