Growth and epiphytic behavior of three Gambierdiscus species (Dinophyceae) associated with various macroalgal substrates
Species of the benthic dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus produce polyether neurotoxins that caused ciguatera fish/shellfish poisoning in human. The toxins enter marine food webs by foraging of herbivores on the biotic substrates like macroalgae that host the toxic dinoflagellates. Interaction of Gambier...
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my.unimas.ir.274612021-04-08T02:19:13Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/27461/ Growth and epiphytic behavior of three Gambierdiscus species (Dinophyceae) associated with various macroalgal substrates Nurin Izzati, Mustapa Hwa, Lin Yong Li, Keat Lee Zhen, Fei Lim Hong, Chang Lim Teng, Sing Tung Zhaohe, Luo Haifeng, Gu Chui, Pin Leaw Po, Teen Lim SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling Species of the benthic dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus produce polyether neurotoxins that caused ciguatera fish/shellfish poisoning in human. The toxins enter marine food webs by foraging of herbivores on the biotic substrates like macroalgae that host the toxic dinoflagellates. Interaction of Gambierdiscus and their macroalgal substrate hosts is believed to shape the tendency of substrate preferences and habitat specialization. This was supported by studies that manifested epiphytic preferences and behaviors in Gambierdiscus species toward different macroalgal hosts. To further examine the supposition, a laboratory-based experimental study was conducted to examine the growth, epiphytic behaviors and host preferences of three Gambierdiscus species towards four macroalgal hosts over a culture period of 40 days. The dinoflagellates Gambierdiscus balechii, G. caribaeus, and a new ribotype, herein designated as Gambierdiscus type 7 were initially identified based on the thecal morphology and molecular characterization. Our results showed that Gambierdiscus species tested in this study exhibited higher growth rates in the presence of macroalgal hosts. Growth responses and attachment behaviors, however, differed among different species and strains of Gambierdiscus over different macroalgal substrate hosts. Cells of Gambierdiscus mostly attached to substrate hosts at the beginning of the experiments but detached at the later time. Localized Gambierdiscus-host interactions, as demonstrated in this study, could help to better inform efforts of sampling and monitoring of this benthic toxic dinoflagellate. Elsevier B.V. 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/27461/1/Sing%20Tung%20Teng.pdf Nurin Izzati, Mustapa and Hwa, Lin Yong and Li, Keat Lee and Zhen, Fei Lim and Hong, Chang Lim and Teng, Sing Tung and Zhaohe, Luo and Haifeng, Gu and Chui, Pin Leaw and Po, Teen Lim (2019) Growth and epiphytic behavior of three Gambierdiscus species (Dinophyceae) associated with various macroalgal substrates. Harmful Algae, 89. ISSN 1568-9883 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1568988319301441?via%3Dihub#! DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2019.101671 |
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Species of the benthic dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus produce polyether neurotoxins that caused ciguatera fish/shellfish poisoning in human. The toxins enter marine food webs by foraging of herbivores on the biotic substrates like macroalgae that host the toxic
dinoflagellates. Interaction of Gambierdiscus and their macroalgal substrate hosts is believed to shape the tendency of substrate preferences and habitat specialization. This was supported by studies that manifested epiphytic preferences and behaviors in
Gambierdiscus species toward different macroalgal hosts. To further examine the supposition, a laboratory-based experimental study was conducted to examine the
growth, epiphytic behaviors and host preferences of three Gambierdiscus species towards four macroalgal hosts over a culture period of 40 days. The dinoflagellates
Gambierdiscus balechii, G. caribaeus, and a new ribotype, herein designated as Gambierdiscus type 7 were initially identified based on the thecal morphology and molecular characterization. Our results showed that Gambierdiscus species tested in this study exhibited higher growth rates in the presence of macroalgal hosts. Growth
responses and attachment behaviors, however, differed among different species and strains of Gambierdiscus over different macroalgal substrate hosts. Cells of
Gambierdiscus mostly attached to substrate hosts at the beginning of the experiments but detached at the later time. Localized Gambierdiscus-host interactions, as demonstrated in this study, could help to better inform efforts of sampling and monitoring of this benthic toxic dinoflagellate. |
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Growth and epiphytic behavior of three Gambierdiscus species (Dinophyceae) associated with various macroalgal substrates |
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Growth and epiphytic behavior of three Gambierdiscus species (Dinophyceae) associated with various macroalgal substrates |
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Growth and epiphytic behavior of three Gambierdiscus species (Dinophyceae) associated with various macroalgal substrates |
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