First report of Gambierdiscus in the Western Mediterranean Sea (Balearic Islands)
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Author
Tudó, Àngels
Toldrà, Anna
Andree, Karl B.
Rey, Maria
Publication date
2018-02ISSN
1020-2706
Abstract
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.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Pages
2
Publisher
IOC - UNESCO
Is part of
Harmful Algae News
Citation
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
Grant agreement number
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
Program
Aigües Marines i Continentals
Aqüicultura
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