Is the toxic dinoflagellate Ostreopsis cf. ovata harmful to Mediterranean benthic invertebrates? Evidences from ecotoxicological tests with the polychaete Dinophilus gyrociliatus

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 230-233

  Simonini, R ^a   Orlandi, M ^a   Abbate, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b ENEA Marine Environment Research Centre   (Italy)

Author keywords

Algal blooms; Dinophilus gyrociliatus; Lethal effect; Mediterranean Sea; Ostreopsis cf. ovata; Polychaete; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOMS; DINOPHILUS GYROCILIATUS; LETHAL EFFECTS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OSTREOPSIS CF. OVATA; POLYCHAETE;

SEAWATER; WATER ANALYSIS;

TOXICITY;

PALYTOXIN; SEA WATER;

ALGAL BLOOM; BENTHOS; DINOFLAGELLATE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; MORTALITY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLYCHAETE; TOXICITY TEST;

ALGAL BLOOM; ALLELOPATHY; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DINOFLAGELLATE; DINOPHILUS GYROCILIATUS; ECOTOXICOLOGY; INVERTEBRATE; LC 50; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OSTREOPSIS OVATA; POLYCHAETA; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; SURVIVAL RATE; TOXIC ORGANISM; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; DINOFLAGELLIDA; MARINE TOXINS; POLYCHAETA; TIME FACTORS;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ALGAE; DINOPHILUS GYROCILIATUS; DINOPHYCEAE; INVERTEBRATA; OSTREOPSIS OVATA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 80053622236     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: 18790291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2011.08.009     Document Type: Article

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