The toxic benthic dinoflagellates of the genus Ostreopsis in temperate areas: a review

S Accoroni, C Totti - Advances in Oceanography and …, 2016 - pagepressjournals.org
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 …

Consequences of the marine climate and ecosystem shift of the 1980-90s on the Ligurian Sea biodiversity (NW Mediterranean)

CN Bianchi, A Azzola, M Bertolino, F Betti… - The European …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
A rapid temperature increase in the 1980-90s has been accompanied by dramatic and
unprecedented changes in the biota and communities of the Ligurian Sea. This review uses …

[BOOK][B] Sea urchins: biology and ecology

JM Lawrence - 2013 - books.google.com
This fully revised and expanded edition of Sea Urchins provides a wide-ranging
understanding of the biology and ecology of this key component of the world's oceans …

Ostreopsis cf. ovata Bloom in Currais, Brazil: Phylogeny, Toxin Profile and Contamination of Mussels and Marine Plastic Litter

CEJA Tibiriçá, IP Leite, TVV Batista, LF Fernandes… - Toxins, 2019 - mdpi.com
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 …

Chemical Ecology of the Benthic Dinoflagellate Genus Ostreopsis: Review of Progress and Future Directions

AS Pavaux, E Berdalet, R Lemée - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The genus Ostreopsis includes some species that produce high biomass blooms and/or
synthesize toxic compounds that can be transferred through the marine food webs or …

Large-scale sea urchin culling drives the reduction of subtidal barren grounds in the Mediterranean Sea

G Guarnieri, S Bevilacqua, N Figueras… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Increasing anthropogenic pressures are causing long-lasting regime shifts from high-
diversity ecosystems to low-diversity ones. In the Mediterranean Sea, large expanses of …

Effects of substratum and depth on benthic harmful dinoflagellate assemblages

LK Lee, ZF Lim, H Gu, LL Chan, RW Litaker… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Microhabitats influence the distribution and abundance of benthic harmful dinoflagellate
(BHAB) species. Currently, much of the information on the relationships between BHABs …

New Insights on Cytological and Metabolic Features of Ostreopsis cf. ovata Fukuyo (Dinophyceae): A Multidisciplinary Approach

G Honsell, A Bonifacio, M De Bortoli, A Penna… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The harmful dinoflagellate Ostreopsis cf. ovata has been causing toxic events along the
Mediterranean coasts and other temperate and tropical areas, with increasing frequency …

Allelopathic interactions between the benthic toxic dinoflagellate Ostreopsis cf. ovata and a co-occurring diatom

E Ternon, AS Pavaux, S Marro, OP Thomas, R Lemée - Harmful Algae, 2018 - Elsevier
For decades the microphytobenthos assemblage in the coastal Mediterranean Sea has
been regularly colonized by the toxic benthic dinoflagellate Ostreopsis cf. ovata. This …

Paracentrotus lividus

CF Boudouresque, M Verlaque - Developments in aquaculture and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The purple sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus is a Mediterranean and northeastern Atlantic
species. It is particularly common in the subtidal zone, down to depths of 10–20 m and in …