• ALGAE
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.49-58
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• 2015

In September 2007, reports of respiratory irritation and fish kills were received by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) from the Jacksonville, Florida area. Water samples collected in this area indicated a bloom of Karenia brevis, the dinoflagellate that produces brevetoxin, which can cause neurotoxic shellfish poisoning. For the next four months, K. brevis was found along approximately 400 km of coastal and Intracoastal waterways from Jacksonville to Jupiter Inlet. This event represents the longest and most extensive red tide the east coast of Florida has experienced and the first time Karenia species other than K. brevis have been reported in this area. This extensive red tide influenced commercial and recreational shellfish harvesting activities along Florida's east coast. Fourteen shellfish harvesting areas (SHAs) were monitored weekly during this event and 10 SHAs were closed for an average of 53 days due to this red tide. The length of SHA closure was dependent on the shellfish species present. Interagency cooperation in monitoring this K. brevis bloom was successful in mitigating any human health impacts. Kernel density estimation was used to create geographic extent maps to help extrapolate discreet sample data points into $5km^2$ radius values for better visualization of the bloom.

• ALGAE
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.39-55
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• 2023

Exploring mixotrophy of dinoflagellate species is critical to understanding red-tide dynamics and dinoflagellate evolution. Some species in the dinoflagellate genus Karenia have caused harmful algal blooms. Among 10 Karenia species, the mixotrophic ability of only two species, Karenia mikimotoi and Karenia brevis, has been investigated. These species have been revealed to be mixotrophic; however, the mixotrophy of the other species should be explored. Moreover, although K. mikimotoi was previously known to be mixotrophic, only a few potential prey species have been tested. We explored the mixotrophic ability of Karenia bicuneiformis, Karenia papilionacea, and Karenia selliformis and the prey spectrum of K. mikimotoi by incubating them with 16 potential prey species, including a cyanobacterium, diatom, prymnesiophyte, prasinophyte, raphidophyte, cryptophytes, and dinoflagellates. Cells of K. bicuneiformis, K. papilionacea, and K. selliformis did not feed on any tested potential prey species, indicating a lack of mixotrophy. The present study newly discovered that K. mikimotoi was able to feed on the common cryptophyte Teleaulax amphioxeia. The phylogenetic tree based on the large subunit ribosomal DNA showed that the mixotrophic species K. mikimotoi and K. brevis belonged to the same clade, but K. bicuneiformis, K. papilionacea, and K. selliformis were divided into different clades. Therefore, the presence or lack of a mixotrophic ability in this genus may be partially related to genetic characterizations. The results of this study suggest that Karenia species are not all mixotrophic, varying from the results of previous studies.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.381-386
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 경남 통영 욕지도에 참치양식용 내파성 가두리 설치시 Cochlodinium polykridoides 적조 발생에 대한 적정 침강 깊이를 설정하기 위하여 장시간 동안 C. polykrikoides의 수직이동 현상을 조사하였다. 욕지도 근해의 식물플랑크톤 총 세포밀도는 월별에 따라 매우 큰 변동폭을 보이고 있으며, 대부분 규조류가 우점종으로 출현하고 있다. 여름철 와편모조류의 종 조성을 보면 Gymnodinium sp.가 총 19회로 가장 많은 출현 횟수를 보였고, 특히 C. polykrikoides도 총 8회로 나타났다. 또한 Karenia brevis 및 Fibrocapsa japonica와 같은 유독성 적조생물도 출현하여 이 지역에서 식물플랑크톤에 대한 장기적 모니터링이 필요할 것이다. 일출과 일몰에 따른 Chl-a 농도의 변화와 총 세포수의 변화는 상호 유의한 상관성을 나타내어 부침식 가두리 양식장은 표층으로부터 최소한 3m 침강시켜야 C. polykrikoides 적조로 인한 피해를 현저히 감소시킬 수 있을 것이다.