We review the spatial distribution of toxic marine microalgal species and the impacts of all
types of harmful algal events (Harmful Algal Blooms, HABs) in the Mediterranean Sea (MS) …

Of the known benthic, toxigenic microalgae, species from the genera, Gambierdiscus and
Ostreopsis, present the biggest threats to human and environmental health. Gambierdiscus …

A potentially toxic epiphytic dinoflagellate assemblage on macroalgae was studied for 1 yr in
a shallow protected rocky habitat in Palamós (Costa Brava, NW Mediterranean). The …

ABSTRACT Faust, Maria A. and Rose A. GuUedge. Identifying Harmful Marine
Dinoflagellates. Smithsonian Contributions from the United States National Herbarium …

Harmful benthic microalgae blooms represent an emergent phenomenon in temperate
zones, causing health, ecological and economic concern. The main goal of this work was to …

The examination of macrophyte, water and sediment samples, collected at depths less than
1.5 m from 50 different sites along the North Aegean coasts, has revealed, for the first time in …

The spatial and temporal distribution of the toxic benthic dinoflagellate Ostreopsis ovata was
investigated along the Conero Riviera (northern Adriatic Sea) during summer 2007 to …

Several isolates of epiphytic dinoflagellates belonging to the genera Ostreopsis Schmidt and
Coolia Meunier from the western Mediterranean Sea were examined by LM and EM, toxicity …

The last few years have brought about many changes in the field of marine and freshwater
toxins, with advances in analytical technology and the realization that these toxins are a …

A series of case reports and anecdotal references describe the adverse effects on human
health ascribed to the marine toxin palytoxin (PLTX) after different exposure routes. They …