Bloom of Noctiluca scintillans (Macartney) Kofoid & Swezy (Dinophyceae) in southern Brazil

The dinoflagellate Noctiluca scintillans (Macartney) Kofoid & Swezy, commonly called sea sparkle, can aggregate into a bloom, and sometimes produces substances that are potentially toxic to marine life. Noctiluca scintillans is a large (up to 1200 mu m), oblong, luminescent heterotrophic dinofla...

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Published in:	Brazilian journal of oceanography Vol. 60; no. 2; pp. 265 - 268
Main Author:	Cardoso, Luciana de Souza
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo 01-06-2012
Subjects:	Bloom dinoflagelados dinoflagellates Dinophyceae FAN (Floração de Alga Nociva) Floração HAB (Harmful Algal Bloom) Noctiluca scintillans subtropical ASW, Brazil
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Summary:	The dinoflagellate Noctiluca scintillans (Macartney) Kofoid & Swezy, commonly called sea sparkle, can aggregate into a bloom, and sometimes produces substances that are potentially toxic to marine life. Noctiluca scintillans is a large (up to 1200 mu m), oblong, luminescent heterotrophic dinoflagellate, and is frequently associated with bloom events (ELBRACHTER; QI, 1998). The species is considered non-toxic, but is sometimes responsible for the mortality of fish and benthic fauna, associated with anoxia. More recently, it has been reported that N. scintillans may act as a vector of phycotoxins to higher trophic levels, by feeding on toxigenic microalgae (ESCALERA et al., 2007).
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ISSN:	1679-8759 1982-436X 1679-8759 1982-436X
DOI:	10.1590/S1679-87592012000200017