maitotoxin

noun

maitotoxin

noun

Etymology From maito + toxin; named from the ciguateric fish Ctenochaetus striatus, called maito in Tahiti, from which maitotoxin was first isolated (though it was later shown that maitotoxin is actually produced by Gambierdiscus toxicus).

A highly potent toxin produced by Gambierdiscus toxicus, a dinoflagellate species.

Synonyms: MTX

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