Galapagos Species Database
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Akashiwo sanguinea
Dinoflagelado, Dinoflagellate
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Chromista
Phylum
Myzozoa
Class
Dinophyceae
Order
Gymnodiniales
Family
Gymnodiniaceae
Genus
Akashiwo
Species
sanguinea
Taxon category: Accepted
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Akashiwo (Guiry & Guiry, 2024).
Origin: Native
Distribution: Europe, Middle East, Asia, Atlantic Islands, Middle East, South-west Asia, N. America, Indian Ocean Islands, Atlantic Islands, Atlantic Islands, Australia and New Zealand,Central America, Indian Ocean Islands and Galapagos Island (Carnicer et al., 2019; Guiry & Guiry, 2024).
- Ahyong, S. Boyko, C.B., Bailly, N., Bernot, J., Bieler, R, ... Williams, D.M., Williams, G., Wilson, R., Witkowski, J., Wyatt, N., Wylezich, C., Xavier, J., Xu, K., Zanol, J., Zeidler, W., Zhao, Z., Zullini, A. (2024) World Register of Marine Species Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ. doi:10.14284/170
- Carnicer,O. De La Fuente, P., Canepa, A., Keith, I., Rebolledo-Monsalve, E., Diogène, J., & Fernández-Tejedor, M. (2019) Marine dinoflagellate assemblage in the Galápagos Marine Reserve. Frontiers in Marine Science
- Guiry, M.D Guiry, G.M. (2024) AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, University of Galway. https://www.algaebase.org.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Akashiwo sanguinea", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25446. Accessed 16 October 2026.