PHYTOPLANKTON DETECTION AND DSP TOXICITY - METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS

Authors
SIDARI L NICHETTO P COK S SOSA S TUBARO A HONSELL G DELLALOGGIA R
Citation
L. Sidari et al., PHYTOPLANKTON DETECTION AND DSP TOXICITY - METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS, Journal of applied phycology, 7(2), 1995, pp. 163-166
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology","Marine & Freshwater Biology
Journal title
Journal of applied phycology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09218971
Volume
7
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
163 - 166
Database
ISI
SICI code
0921-8971(1995)7:2<163:PDADT->2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Two different phytoplankton sampling methods (bottle and net sampling) were used to evaluate the concentration of toxic Dinophysis species i n seawater and their correlation to mussel toxicity, assessed by mouse bioassay. Dinophysis concentration in net samples revealed the higher correlation to mussel toxicity (r = 0.75, p < 0.01). Net sampling the refore seems more suitable for the detection of low abundance species like Dinophysis characterised by vertical aggregations at different de pths in the water column.