Abundance and Distribution of the Potentially Toxic Thecate Dinoflagellate Alexandrium tamiyavanichii (Dinophyceae) in the Central Mexican Pacific, Using the Quantitative PCR Method

• Main Authors: Hernandez-Becerril, David U., Lau, Winnie Lik Sing, Hii, Kieng Soon, Leaw, Chui Pin, Varona-Cordero, Francisco, Lim, Po Teen
• Format: Article
• Published: Frontiers Media 2018
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QH Natural history
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/21902/; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00366

Most of the toxic algal blooms in coasts of the Mexican Pacific are attributed to planktonic dinoflagellates. Recently, some new records of dinoflagellates producers of emergent toxins have been documented. The genus Alexandrium encompasses several toxic species which produce saxitoxin. In this work...