The globally distributed genus Alexandrium: multifaceted roles in marine ecosystems and impacts on human health

DM Anderson, TJ Alpermann, AD Cembella, Y Collos… - Harmful algae, 2012 - Elsevier
The dinoflagellate genus Alexandrium is one of the major harmful algal bloom (HAB) genera
with respect to the diversity, magnitude and consequences of blooms. The ability of …

Formal revision of the Alexandrium tamarense species complex (Dinophyceae) taxonomy: the introduction of five species with emphasis on molecular-based (rDNA) …

U John, RW Litaker, M Montresor, S Murray… - Protist, 2014 - Elsevier
The Alexandrium tamarense species complex is one of the most studied marine
dinoflagellate groups due to its ecological, toxicological and economic importance. Several …

[HTML][HTML] Genus Gambierdiscus in the Canary Islands (NE Atlantic Ocean) with description of Gambierdiscus silvae sp. nov., a new potentially toxic epiphytic benthic …

S Fraga, F Rodríguez - Protist, 2014 - Elsevier
Species of the dinoflagellate genus Gambierdiscus are the cause of Ciguatera Fish
Poisoning, common in tropical areas. Nevertheless, until recently this syndrome was not …

A phylogeographical study of the toxic benthic dinoflagellate genus Ostreopsis Schmidt

A Penna, S Fraga, C Battocchi… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Ostreopsis is a benthic and epiphytic dinoflagellate producing potent toxins widespread
in tropical and warm temperate coastal areas world‐wide. We tested the hypothesis that as it …

First detection of tetrodotoxin and high levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins in shellfish from Sicily (Italy) by three different analytical methods

C Dell'Aversano, L Tartaglione, G Polito, K Dean… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Paralytic shellfish toxins (PST) and tetrodotoxin (TTX) are naturally-occurring toxins that may
contaminate the food chain, inducing similar neurological symptoms in humans. They are co …

The Latin America and Caribbean HAB status report based on OBIS and HAEDAT maps and databases

I Sunesen, SM Méndez, JE Mancera-Pineda… - Harmful Algae, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Harmful Algae Blooms (HAB) have been documented for at least fifty years in Latin
America and the Caribbean (LAC), however, their impacts at social, ecological and …

Morphology, toxicity, and phylogeny of Alexandrium (Dinophyceae) species along the coast of China

H Gu, N Zeng, T Liu, W Yang, A Müller, B Krock - Harmful Algae, 2013 - Elsevier
The toxigenic genus Alexandrium includes∼ 30 species, but information about its
biogeography at a regional scale is limited. In this study, we explored the diversity of …

A review of the global distribution of Alexandrium minutum (Dinophyceae) and comments on ecology and associated paralytic shellfish toxin profiles, with a focus on …

AM Lewis, LN Coates, AD Turner, L Percy… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Alexandrium minutum is a globally distributed harmful algal bloom species with many strains
that are known to produce paralytic shellfish toxins (PST s) and consequently represent a …

Bloom forming Alexandrium ostenfeldii (Dinophyceae) in shallow waters of the Åland archipelago, Northern Baltic Sea

A Kremp, T Lindholm, N Dreßler, K Erler, G Gerdts… - Harmful Algae, 2009 - Elsevier
In the past years, late summer blooms of the bioluminescent dinoflagellate Alexandrium
ostenfeldii have become a recurrent phenomenon in coastal waters of the central and …

qPCR Assays for the Detection and Quantification of Multiple Paralytic Shellfish Toxin-Producing Species of Alexandrium

R Ruvindy, CJ Bolch, L MacKenzie, KF Smith… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Paralytic shellfish toxin producing dinoflagellates have negatively impacted the shellfish
aquaculture industry worldwide, including in Australia and New Zealand. Morphologically …