We review the spatial distribution of toxic marine microalgal species and the impacts of all
types of harmful algal events (Harmful Algal Blooms, HABs) in the Mediterranean Sea (MS) …

Shallow, well-illuminated coastal waters from tropical to temperate latitudes are attractive
environments for humans. Beaches and coral reefs have provided lodging and food to …

The genus Ostreopsis includes species largely distributed from tropical to temperate marine
areas worldwide. Among the nine species of the genus, O. siamensis, O. mascarenensis, O …

The new benthic toxic dinoflagellate, Ostreopsis fattorussoi sp. nov., is described from the
Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Lebanon and Cyprus coasts, and is supported by …

An expansion of the distribution of Ostreopsis cf. ovata, a dinoflagellate which produces
palytoxin-like compounds, has been reported in recent years. Economical and social …

To date, the genus Ostreopsis comprises eleven described species, of which seven are
toxigenic and produce various compounds presenting a major threat to human and …

In a future scenario of increasing temperatures in North‐Atlantic waters, the risk associated
with the expansion of the harmful, benthic dinoflagellate Ostreopsis cf. siamensis has to be …

The Mediterranean region is, by far, a prime travel destination, having hosted more than 330
million tourists in 2016, mostly for seaside holidays. A greatly increased influx of …

Individuals of Ostreopsis, a genus containing potentially toxic species which affects human
health, were collected during summer-autumn 2010 and 2011 from 17 sites located along …

Blooms of Ostreopsis spp. once confined to tropical and subtropical areas have recently
spread to more temperate regions such as the Mediterranean and the Southern-Atlantic …