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Red tide is caused by...

Red tide is caused by

A

Noctiluca

B

Gymnodinium

C

Gonyaulax

D

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D
Dinoflagellates such as Gonyaulax polygramma, Gymnodinium catenatum, Noctiluca scintillans, Prorocentrum dentatum, Gymnodinium splendens, G. sanguineum, Ceratium tripos var. ponticum, C. furca, Scrippsiella trocoidea and Oscillatoria erythraea cause Red tides.
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