First report of Gambierdiscus in the Western Mediterranean Sea (Balearic Islands)
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Autor/a
Tudó, Àngels
Toldrà, Anna
Andree, Karl B.
Rey, Maria
Fecha de publicación
2018-02ISSN
1020-2706
Resumen
Gambierdiscus (Dinophyceae) species are benthic dinoflagellates living in marine littoral zones of circumtropical areas and have recently been described in temperate waters [1]. Some species are producers of potent neurotoxins: ciguatoxins (CTXs) and maitotoxins (MTXs). Ciguatoxins are linked to Ciguatera Fish Poisoning (CFP). Ciguatera used to be restricted to tropical and subtropical
areas, but since the last decade, it appears to be expanding to more temperate latitudes. For example, outbreaks of ciguatera have been reported in the Canary Islands and Madeira (eastern Atlantic Ocean), where several species of the genus Gambierdiscus have been identified.
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Artículo
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English
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2
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IOC - UNESCO
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Harmful Algae News
Citación
Tudó, A., Toldrà, A., Andree, K.B., Rey, M., Fernández-Tejedor, M., Campàs, M., Diogène, J. (2018) First report of Gambierdiscus in the Western Mediterranean Sea (Balearic Islands). Harmful Algae News 59: 22-23
Número del acuerdo de la subvención
EFSA/ /GP-EFSA-AFSCO-2015-03/EU/Risk Characterization of Ciguatera Food Poisoning in Europe/EUROCIGUA
MINECO/Programa Estatal de I+D+I orientada a los retos de la sociedad/BIO2014-56024-C2-2-R/ES/MICROSISTEMAS PARA LA DETECCION RAPIDA, FIABLE Y RENTABLE DE MICROALGAS TOXICAS IN SITU Y A TIEMPO REAL/SEASENSING
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Aigües Marines i Continentals
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