Correlation between the presence of Gonyaulax fragilis (Dinophyceae) and the mucilage phenomena of the Emilia-Romagna coast (northern Adriatic Sea)

Harmful Algae

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 301-316

  Pompei, Marinella ^a   Mazziotti, Cristina ^b   Guerrini, Franca ^c   Cangini, Monica ^a   Pigozzi, Silvia ^a   Benzi, Margherita ^b   Palamidesi, Simona ^c   Boni, Laurita ^c   Pistocchi, Rossella ^c  

^a Centro Ricerche Marine   (Italy)

^b Environmental Health   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Dinoflagellates; Extracellular polysaccharides; Gonyaulax fragilis; Mucilage

Indexed keywords

DINOFLAGELLATE; MUCILAGE; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; EMILIA; GONYAULAX FRAGILIS;

EID: 0242459907     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1568-9883(03)00059-3     Document Type: Article

References (43)

1. Alldredge A.L. The potential role of particulate diatom exudates in forming nuisance mucilaginous scums. Ann. Ist. Super. Sanità. 35(3):1999;397-400.
2. Alldredge A.L., Silver M.A. Characteristics, dynamics and significance of marine snow. Prog. Oceanogr. 20:1988;41-82.
3. Alldredge A.L., Gotschalk C. The relative contribution of marine snow of different origins to biological process in coastal waters. Cont. Shelf Res. 10:1990;41-58.
4. Alldredge A.L., Crocker K.M. Why do sinking mucilage aggregates accumulate in the water column? Sci. Total Environ. 165:1995;15-22.
5. Alldredge A.L., Passow U., Haddock S.H.D. The characteristics and transparent exopolymer (TEP) content of marine snow from thecate dinoflagellates. J. Plank. Res. 20(3):1998;393-406.
6. Azam F., Fonda Umani S., Funari E. Significance of bacteria in the mucilage phenomenon in the northern Adriatic Sea. Ann. Ist. Super. Sanità. 35(3):1999;411-419.
7. Boni L. Red tides of the coast of the Emilia-Romagna (north-western Adriatic Sea) from 1975 to 1982. Inf. Bot. Ital. 15:1983;18-24.
8. Cabrini, M., Fonda-Umani, S., Honsell, G., 1992. Mucilaginous aggregates in the Gulf of Trieste (northern Adriatic Sea): analysis of the phytoplanktonic communities in the period June-August 1989. In: Vollenweider, R.A., Marchetti, R., Viviani, R. (Eds.), Marine Coastal Eutrophication. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 557-568.
9. Cori C.J. Sul fenomeno del "mare sporco" nel Golfo di Trieste durante l'estate del 1905. Oester. Fischerei Ztg. 1:1905;76-80.
10. Crayton M.A. A comparative cytochemical study of volvocacean matrix polysaccharides. J. Phycol. 18:1982;336-344.
11. Degobbis D., Fonda-Umani S., Franco P., Malej A., Precali R., Smodlaka N. Changes in the northern Adriatic ecosystem and the hypertrophic appearance of gelatinous aggregates. Sci. Total Environ. 165:1995;43-58.
12. Degobbis D., Malej A., Fonda-Umani S. The mucilage phenomenon in the northern Adriatic Sea. A critical review of the present scientific hypoteses. Ann. Ist. Super. Sanità 35(3):1999;373-381.
13. Edler, L., 1979. Recommendations for Marine Biological Studies in the Baltic Sea. Phytoplankton and Chlorophyll. BMB Publishers, pp. 1-38.
14. Forti A. Alcune osservazioni sul "mare sporco" ed in particolare sul fenomeno avvenuto nel 1905. Nuovo G. Botan. Ital. N. S. 13(4):1906;81-132.
15. Giani, M., Cicero, A.M., Savelli, F., Bruno, M., Donati, G., Farina, A., Veschetti, E., Volterra, L., 1992. Marine snow in the Adriatic Sea: a multifactorial study. In: Vollenweider, R.A., Marchetti, R., Viviani, R. (Eds.), Marine Coastal Eutrophication. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 511-524.
16. Guerrini F., Mazzotti A., Boni L., Pistocchi R. Bacterial-algal interactions in polysaccharide production. Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 15:1998;247-253.
17. Guillard R.L., Ryther J.H. Studies on marine planktonic diatoms. I. Cyclotella nana Hustedt and Detonula confervacea (Cleve) Gran. Can. J. Microbiol. 8:1962;229-239.
18. Herndl G.J., Peduzzi P. The ecology of amorphous aggregations (marine snow) in the northern Adriatic Sea. I. General considerations. Mar. Ecol. 9:1988;79-90.
19. Herndl G.J., Arrietta J.M., Stoderegger K. Interaction between specific hydrological and microbial activity leading to extensive mucilage formation in the northern Adriatic Sea. Ann. Ist. Super. Sanità. 35(3):1999;405-409.
20. Honsell G., Cabrini M., Darin M. Gonyaulax fragilis (Schutt) Kofoid: a dinoflagellate from gelatinous aggregates of northern Adriatic Sea. Giornale Botanico. 126(6):1992;749-751.
21. Keller, M.D., Selvin, R.C., Claus, W., Guillard, R.L., 1985. Factors significant to marine dinoflagellate culture. In: Anderson, D.M., White, A.W., Baden, D.G. (Eds.), Toxic Dinoflagellates. Elsevier, New York, pp. 73-77.
22. Lancelot C. The mucilage phenomenon in the continental coastal waters of the North Sea. Sci. Total Environ. 165:1995;83-102.
23. Mackenzie L., Sims I., Beuzenberg V., Gillespie P. Mass accumulation of mucilage caused by dinoflagellate polysaccharide exudates in Tasman Bay, New Zealand. Harmful Algae. 1:2002;69-83.
24. McCave I.N. Size spectra and aggregation of suspended particles in the deep ocean. Deep-Sea Res. 31:1984;329-352.
25. McLachlan, J., 1973. Growth media-marine. In: Stein, J.R. (Ed.), Handbook of Phycological Methods. Culture Methods and Growth Measurements. Cambridge University Press, New York, pp. 25-51.
26. Milani, L., Fonda-Umani, S., 1992. Mucilaginous agglomeration in the Gulf of Trieste (northern Adriatic Sea): analysis of the microzooplankton population in the period June-August 1989. In: Vollenweider, R.A., Marchetti, R., Viviani, R. (Eds.), Marine Coastal Eutrophication. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 569-580.
27. Mingazzini M., Thake B. Summary and conclusions of the workshop on marine mucilages in the Adriatic Sea and elsewhere. Sci. Total Environ. 165:1995;9-14.
28. Molin, D., Guidoboni, E., Lodovisi, A., 1992. Mucilage and the phenomena of algae in the history of the Adriatic: periodicization and the anthropic context (17th-20th centuries). In: Vollenweider, R.A., Marchetti, R., Viviani, R. (Eds.), Marine Coastal Eutrophication. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 511-524.
29. Myklestad S.M. Production of carbohydrates by the marine planktonic diatoms. II. Influence of the N:P ratio in the growth medium on the assimilation ratio, growth rate, and production of cellular and extracellular carbohydrates by Chaetoceros affinis var. Willei (Gran) Hustedt and Skeletonema costatum (Grev.) Cleve. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 29:1977;161-179.
30. Myklestad S.M. Release of extracellular products by phytoplankton with special emphasis on polysaccharides. Sci. Total Environ. 165:1995;155-164.
31. Myklestad S.M., Haug A. Production of carbohydrates by the marine diatom Chaetoceros affinis var. Willei (Gran) Hustedt. I. Effect of the concentration of nutrients in the culture medium. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 9:1972;125-136.
32. Myklestad S.M., Skånøy E., Hestmann S. A sensitive and rapid method for analysis of dissolved mono- and polysaccharides in seawater. Mar. Chem. 56:1997;279-286.
33. Passow U. Production of transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) by phyto- and bacterioplankton. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 236:2002;1-12.
34. Pistocchi R., Guerrini F., Balboni V., Boni L. Copper toxicity and carbohydrate production in the microalgae Cylindrotheca fusiformis and Gymnodinium sp. Eur. J. Phycol. 32:1997;125-132.
35. Pompei, M., Ghetti, A., Milandri, A., Mazziotti, C., 1995. Fioriture microalgali ed evoluzione dei principali popolamenti fitoplanctonici nelle acque costiere emiliano-romagnole dal 1982 al 1994. In: Proceedings of the Conference on Evoluzione dello stato trofico in Adriatico analisi di interventi attuati e future linee di intervento, Marina di Ravenna sett, Italy, 1995, pp. 51-60.
36. Regione Emilia-Romagna, 1997-2002. Eutrofizzazione delle acque costiere dell'Emilia-Romagna, Rapporti annuali. A cura di: Arpa Struttura Oceanografica Daphne. Pubbl. Assessorato Agricoltura, Ambiente e Sviluppo Sostenibile, Bologna.
37. Revelante N., Gilmartin G. The phytoplankton composition and population enrichment in gelatinous "macroaggregates" in the northern Adriatic during the summer of 1989. J. Exp. Mar. Bot. Ecol. 146:1991;217-233.
38. Revelante N., Williams W.T., Gilmartin G. A numerical assessment of the temporal and spatial distribution of phytoplankton assemblages in the northern Adriatic Sea. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 77:1984;137-150.
39. Rinaldi A., Vollenweider R.A., Montanari G., Ferrari C.R., Ghetti A. Mucilages in Italian Seas: the Adriatic and Tyrrhenian Seas, 1988-1991. Sci. Total Environ. 165:1995;165-183.
40. Utermöhl H. Neue Wege in der quantitativen Erfassung des Planktons. Int. Ver. Theor. Angew. Limnol. Verh. 5:1931;567-597.
41. Viviani R., Boni L., Cattani O., Milandri A., Pirini M., Poletti R., Pompei M. Fatty acids, chlorophylls and total silicon in mucilaginous aggregates collected in a coastal area of northern Adriatic Sea facing Emilia-Romagna in August 1988. Sci. Total Environ. 165:1995a;193-201.
42. Viviani R., Boni L., Cattani O., Milandri A., Poletti R., Pompei M., Sansoni G. ASP, DSP, NSP and PSP monitoring in "mucilaginous aggregates" and in mussels in a coastal area of northern Adriatic Sea facing Emilia-Romagna in August 1988, 1989 and 1991. Sci. Total Environ. 165:1995b;201-211.
43. Vollenweider, R.A., Rinaldi, A., Montanari, G., 1992. Eutrophication, structure and dynamics of a marine coastal system: results of a 10-year monitoring along the Emilia-Romagna coast (northwest Adriatic Sea). In: Vollenweider, R.A., Marchetti, R., Viviani, R. (Eds.), Marine Coastal Eutrophication. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 63-106.