Morphological Identification of Alexandrium Species (Dinophyceae) from Jinhae-Masan Bay, Korea
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Title
- Morphological Identification of Alexandrium Species (Dinophyceae) from Jinhae-Masan Bay, Korea
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Author(s)
- Kim, Eun Song; Li, Zhun; Oh, Seok Jin; Yoon, Yang Ho; Shin, Hyeon Ho
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- Shin, Hyeon Ho(신현호)
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Alternative Author(s)
- 김은송; LIZHUN; 신현호
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Publication Year
- 2017-09
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Abstract
- Outbreaks of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) and dense blooms caused by Alexandrium species in Jinhae-Masan Bay, Korea have been nearly annual events for many years. However, excluding some Alexandrium species responsible for PSP, there are no critical reports on the morphology of Alexandrium species in this bay. To identify the Alexandrium species based on detailed morphological features, vegetative cells collected water samples and established by the incubation of resting cysts isolated from sediment trap samples were analyzed. Four species of Alexandrium were identified: Alexandrium affine, A. fundyense, A. catenella, and A. insuetum. Morphological features of these species were basically consistent with those outlined in previous studies. However, the ventral pore and the connecting pore on the sulcal plate, which have been accepted as diagnostic characteristics for the identification of A. fundyense and A. catenella, need to be reevaluated, indicating that useful morphological features for identifying these two species should be recommended to avoid confusion in the classification of species in genus Alexandrium.
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ISSN
- 1738-5261
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URI
- https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/1160
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DOI
- 10.1007/s12601-017-0031-6
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Bibliographic Citation
- OCEAN SCIENCE JOURNAL, v.52, no.3, pp.427 - 437, 2017
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Publisher
- KOREA OCEAN RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT INST
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Subject
- DINOFLAGELLATE GENUS ALEXANDRIUM; TAMARENSE DINOPHYCEAE; OSTENFELDII DINOPHYCEAE; COMPLEX DINOPHYCEAE; MEDITERRANEAN COAST; CAUSATIVE ORGANISM; RESTING CYSTS; TOXICITY; WATERS; CATENELLA
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Keywords
- Alexandrium; morphological identification; connecting pore; ventral pore; Jinhae-Masan Bay
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Type
- Article
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Language
- English
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Document Type
- Article
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