Finding of toxic Gymnodinium catenatum Graham and Alexandrium tamiyavanichii Balech (Dinophyceae) from coastal waters of Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia
Su-Myat1, Yurimoto, T2, Hinode, K3, Takata, Y4, Mohd Nor Azman, A5, Alias, M6, Maeno, Y7, Kodama, M8, Koike, K9, Matsuoka, K10.
From plankton and sediment samples collected from the Selangor region of western Peninsular Malaysia, two dinoflagellate species that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP), Gymnodinium catenatum and Alexandrium tamiyavanichii, were identified. Cysts of G. catenatum were also detected from the sediments and were widely distributed in areas within the Selangor region where a blood cockle, Anadara granosa, is cultured. Since this region is important for bivalve culture, these findings warrant the inclusion of Kuala Selangor in the phytoplankton monitoring program.
Affiliation:
- Hiroshima University, Japan
- Japan International Research Centre for Agricultural Sciences, Japan
- Nagasaki University, Japan
- SK Yokohama Laboratory, Japan
- Fisheries Research Institute, Malaysia
- Fisheries Research Institute, Malaysia
- Japan International Research Centre for Agricultural Sciences, Japan
- University of Tokyo, Japan
- Hiroshima University, Japan
- Nagasaki University, Japan
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