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The word below is the scientific name of a species of protists that causes algal blooms. Which of the following answer choices best represents the bolded word in the scientific name below? Karenia brevis

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There seems to be no bolded word in the given scientific name. I will have to give the taxonomy of the scientific name regardless. If the bolded word is Karenia, then that refers to the genus. And if the bolded word is Brevis then it refers to the species.
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