Relative to the large number of photosynthetic dinoflagellate species, only a select few possess proteinaceous, carotenoid-rich eyespots which have been demonstrated in other algae act phototactic responses. The proteins comprising different categories are positioned or near peridinin-containing plastid membranes composed primarily two galactolipids, mono- and digalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG D...

This quantitative dinoflagellate cyst study reveals an enormous difference in survival rates oxygenated versus anoxic sediments. Replicate samples of concentrated natural cysts with the same initial species composition (1.4 × 104 resting cysts·cm−3 sediment, 61% filled live-appearing contents) were placed bags 20 µm plankton screen. containing 10.0 cm−3 on seafloor different environments Long I...

Recent wide spread and persistent harmful algal blooms (HABs) give severe impacts on public health and fisheries economics along all coasts of Korea. As the HABs have become more widespread and caused increasing fisheries damage, Korea established an integrated monitoring system included oceanographic, environmental, and red tides observations. Both oceanographic and environmental data and remo...

INTRODUCTION P a r a l y t i c s h e l l f i s h p o i s o n (PSP) i s one of t h e most n o t o r i o u s m a r i n e t o x i n s known. PSP, once i n g e s t e d by humans, evokes p a r a l y s i s and o t h e r symptoms, w i t h f r e q u e n t d e a t h ( r e f . 1). I t i s e s t i m a t e d t h a t t h e number o f v i c t i m s of p a r a l y t i c s h e l l f i s h (PS) p o i s o n i n ...