Bivalves were long thought to be “symptomless carriers” of marine microalgal toxins to
human seafood consumers. In the past three decades, science has come to recognize that …

In the tropical and subtropical South Atlantic Ocean, studies on the taxonomy and
abundance of benthic harmful algae are scarce and the region has been largely under …

Ostreopsis cf. ovata is a toxic marine benthic dinoflagellate responsible for harmful blooms
affecting ecosystem and human health, mostly in the Mediterranean Sea. In this study we …

In the present study, the abundance of Prorocentrum and the molecular phylogeny,
distribution, and DST production of P. lima complex and P. caipirignum in Japan were …

A new marine benthic toxic Prorocentrum species is described from the tropical/subtropical
regions of the Atlantic (Colombian Caribbean Sea and Northeast Brazil) and Pacific …

Algal toxins are involved in the mortality and/or illness of marine organisms via consumption
of contaminated prey, or upon direct exposure to toxic cells. In this study, the presence of …

Abstract Public awareness about Benthic Harmful Algal Blooms (BHABs) and their negative
impacts has increased substantially over the past few decades. Even so, reports of BHABs …

Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) is caused by the consumption of shellfish contaminated
by diarrhetic shellfish toxins (DSTs) such as okadaic acid (OA) and dinophysistoxins (DTXs) …

Ciguatera poisoning is caused by the consumption of reef fish or shellfish that have
accumulated ciguatoxins, neurotoxins produced by benthic dinoflagellates of the genera …

Prorocentrum lima is a cosmopolitan benthic dinoflagellate capable of producing the
diarrhetic shellfish toxins (DSTs) okadaic acid (OA) and dinophysistoxin (DTX). These …