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Chaira K, Rhinane H, Ennaffah B, Dellal M, Abouabdellah R, Ammari S, Bouthir FZ, Sagou R, Benbrahim S, Yassir A, Abdelouahab H, Masseret E, Laabir M. First insights into the distribution and diversity of toxic dinoflagellate cysts in the surface sediments of Dakhla Bay (African Atlantic coast): relationships with environmental factors and mollusk intoxication events. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:50746-50766. [PMID: 39103579 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-34451-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024]
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Dakhla Bay, situated on the African Atlantic coast, has witnessed sporadic harmful algal blooms (HABs) caused by toxic dinoflagellate species over the past two decades. In this study, we investigated the distribution, abundance, and diversity of dinoflagellate cysts, with a focus on potentially toxic species that develop in this ecosystem where such data are lacking. Sediment samples were collected in April 2018 through coring at 49 stations distributed across the bay. The highest abundance of dinoflagellate cysts was recorded at 304 cysts/g dry sediment, observed at the inner part of the bay, indicating that this area is the preferential zone for cyst accumulation. Pearson's tests revealed significant positive correlations (P < 0.05) between cyst abundance and the water content, organic matter, and fine fraction (< 63 μm) of the sediment. Cyst morphotypes of potentially toxic dinoflagellate species known to produce saxitoxins, such as Alexandrium minutum, Alexandrium tamarense species complex, Gymnodinium catenatum, and yessotoxins, such as Lingulodinium polyedrum and Gonyaulax cf. spinifera, were identified in the sediment of Dakhla Bay. These findings were further supported by our long-term monitoring period (2005-2018), underscoring the presence of these HAB species in Dakhla Bay. During our survey, sporadic mollusk intoxication events were recorded at station PK25 for the grooved razor shell Solen marginatus and at station Boutelha for the oyster Crassostrea gigas. Paralytic shellfish toxin concentrations exceeded the sanitary threshold (80 μg STX di-HCl eq/100 g of shellfish meat) only twice, in December 2006 and January 2007 at station PK25. Contamination by amnesic shellfish toxins occurred sporadically but never reached the sanitary threshold of 20 µg/g of shellfish meat. Lipophilic shellfish intoxication occurred multiple times in the two investigated areas. These observations suggest that the cysts of the identified HAB species germinated and inoculated the water column, resulting in the observed intoxication events. Relatively low levels of intoxication could be attributed to the moderate abundances of cysts, which may reduce the seeding capacity. This could be explained by the significant interaction of Dakhla Bay with the Atlantic Ocean, characterized by hydrological dynamics that impede the deposition and accumulation of cysts in the bay's sediments. This study reaffirms the importance of investigating dinoflagellate cysts in assessing the diversity of HAB species and evaluating associated sanitary risks.
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- Karima Chaira
- National Institute of Fisheries Research, Casablanca, Morocco
- Geosciences Laboratory, Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco
- Univ Montpellier, MARBEC, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, Place E. Bataillon, CC93, 34095, Montpellier cedex 5, France
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- Geosciences Laboratory, Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco
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- National Institute of Fisheries Research, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Agadir LSSMM Reg Ctr, National Institute of Fisheries Research, Agadir, Morocco
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- National Institute of Fisheries Research, Casablanca, Morocco
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- National Institute of Fisheries Research, Casablanca, Morocco
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- National Institute of Fisheries Research, Casablanca, Morocco
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- National Institute of Fisheries Research, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Univ Montpellier, MARBEC, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, Place E. Bataillon, CC93, 34095, Montpellier cedex 5, France
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- Univ Montpellier, MARBEC, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, Place E. Bataillon, CC93, 34095, Montpellier cedex 5, France.
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Draredja MA, Frihi H, Boualleg C, Abadie E, Laabir M. Distribution of dinoflagellate cyst assemblages in recent sediments from a southern Mediterranean lagoon (Mellah, Algeria) with emphasis on toxic species. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:25173-25185. [PMID: 32347479 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-08830-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This is the first study on the dinoflagellate cysts in Algerian waters and in Mellah Lagoon (South Western Mediterranean), located within a protected reserve. In total, 42 species of dinocysts belonging to 7 orders, 12 families and 23 genera, were identified in the 26 superficial sediment samples from Mellah Lagoon. The distribution of dinocysts in the sediment of this lagoon is heterogeneous. Indeed, their abundance oscillates between 1 and 315 cysts g-1 dry sediment (DS). Cyst morphotype assemblages were dominated by a few numbers of species: Alexandrium minutum (15.87%), Gonyaulax verior (9.81%), Protoperidinium spp. (7.74%), Alexandrium affine (7.05%), Scrippsiella trochoidea (6.67%), and Alexandrium pseudogonyaulax (6.19%). There is a positive correlation between the density of cysts and the depth (r = 0.61; p < 0.05), organic matter (r = 0.70; p < 0.05), water content (r = 0.71; p < 0.05), and the fine fraction of sediment (r = 0.74; p < 0.05). Surprisingly, although the Mellah Lagoon is almost semi-closed, it holds an important specific richness in dinocysts (42 species) higher than others observed in Mediterranean lagoons. However, cyst abundances are low compared to other lagoons in the Mediterranean Sea. Finally, the presence of dinocysts of Alexandrium catenella/tamarense, A. minutum, and Gymnodinium catenatum associated to paralytic shellfish toxins, A. pseudogonyaulax which produces goniodomin A, also Protoceratium reticulatum and Gonyaulax spinifera complex which produce yessotoxins, needs to implement a monitoring program to prevent a potential human intoxication due to the consumption of contaminated sea products by these potent neurotoxins.
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- Mohamed Anis Draredja
- Laboratory of Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems, Faculty of Sciences of Nature and Life, M.C Messaadia University, PB 1553, 41000, Souk Ahras, Algeria.
- Marine Bioressources Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, Badji Mokhtar University, PB 12, 23000, Annaba, Algeria.
- MARBEC, University of Montpellier, IRD, Ifremer, CNRS, 34095, Montpellier Cedex 5, France.
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- Marine Bioressources Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, Badji Mokhtar University, PB 12, 23000, Annaba, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems, Faculty of Sciences of Nature and Life, M.C Messaadia University, PB 1553, 41000, Souk Ahras, Algeria
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- MARBEC, University of Montpellier, IRD, Ifremer, CNRS, 34095, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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Draredja MA, Frihi H, Boualleg C, Gofart A, Abadie E, Laabir M. Seasonal variations of phytoplankton community in relation to environmental factors in a protected meso-oligotrophic southern Mediterranean marine ecosystem (Mellah lagoon, Algeria) with an emphasis of HAB species. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2019; 191:603. [PMID: 31482206 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-019-7708-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The spatial and temporal variation of phytoplankton communities including HAB species in relation to the environmental characteristics was investigated in the protected meso-oligotrophic Mellah lagoon located in the South Western Mediterranean. During 2016, a biweekly monitoring of phytoplankton assemblages and the main abiotic factors were realized at three representative stations. Taxonomic composition, abundance, and diversity index were determined. In total, 227 phytoplankton species (160 diatoms and 53 dinoflagellates) were inventoried. There was a clear dominance of diatoms (62.9%) compared with dinoflagellates (36.8%). Diatoms dominated in spring and dinoflagellates developed in summer and early autumn in Mellah showing a marked seasonal trend. Data showed that the dynamic of the phytoplankton taxa evolving in the lagoon was mainly driven by temperature and salinity. For the first time, a number of potentially toxic species have been identified, including 2 diatoms (Pseudo-nitzschia group delicatissima, Pseudo-nitzschia group seriata) and 5 dinoflagellates (Alexandrium minutum, Alexandrium tamarense/catenella, Dinophysis acuminata, Dinophysis sacculus, Prorocentrum lima). These harmful species could threat the functioning of the Mellah lagoon and human health and require the establishment of a monitoring network. Finally, our study suggests that the observed decrease of the phytoplankton diversity between 2001 and 2016 could result from the reduction in water exchanges between the lagoon and the adjacent coast following the gradual clogging of the channel.
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- Mohamed Anis Draredja
- Laboratory of Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems, Faculty of Sciences of Nature and Life, M.C Messaadia University, 1553, 41000, Souk Ahras, PB, Algeria
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- Marine Bioresources Laboratory, Faculty of Science, Badji Mokhtar University, 12, 23000, Annaba, PB, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems, Faculty of Sciences of Nature and Life, M.C Messaadia University, 1553, 41000, Souk Ahras, PB, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Oceanology, FOCUS Research Unit, MARE Center, University of Liege, B6c, 11 Allée du 6 Août, Sart-Tilman, 4000, Liège, Belgium
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- Center for Marine Biodiversity, Exploitation and Conservation (MARBEC), IRD, Ifremer, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Place E. Bataillon, CC93, 34095, Montpellier CEDEX 5, France
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- Center for Marine Biodiversity, Exploitation and Conservation (MARBEC), IRD, Ifremer, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Place E. Bataillon, CC93, 34095, Montpellier CEDEX 5, France.
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Shang L, Hu Z, Deng Y, Liu Y, Zhai X, Chai Z, Liu X, Zhan Z, Dobbs FC, Tang YZ. Metagenomic Sequencing Identifies Highly Diverse Assemblages of Dinoflagellate Cysts in Sediments from Ships' Ballast Tanks. Microorganisms 2019; 7:E250. [PMID: 31405065 PMCID: PMC6724030 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms7080250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Revised: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Ships' ballast tanks have long been known as vectors for the introduction of organisms. We applied next-generation sequencing to detect dinoflagellates (mainly as cysts) in 32 ballast tank sediments collected during 2001-2003 from ships entering the Great Lakes or Chesapeake Bay and subsequently archived. Seventy-three dinoflagellates were fully identified to species level by this metagenomic approach and single-cell polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based sequencing, including 19 toxic species, 36 harmful algal bloom (HAB) forming species, 22 previously unreported as producing cysts, and 55 reported from ballast tank sediments for the first time (including 13 freshwater species), plus 545 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) not fully identified due to a lack of reference sequences, indicating tank sediments are repositories of many previously undocumented taxa. Analyses indicated great heterogeneity of species composition among samples from different sources. Light and scanning electron microscopy and single-cell PCR sequencing supported and confirmed results of the metagenomic approach. This study increases the number of fully identified dinoflagellate species from ballast tank sediments to 142 (> 50% increase). From the perspective of ballast water management, the high diversity and spatiotemporal heterogeneity of dinoflagellates in ballast tanks argues for continuing research and stringent adherence to procedures intended to prevent unintended introduction of non-indigenous toxic and HAB-forming species.
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- Lixia Shang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
- Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China
- Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
- Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China
- Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
- Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China
- Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
- Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China
- Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Marine Organism Taxonomy and Phylogeny, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Department of Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VI 23529, USA
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China.
- Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China.
- Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China.
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Mertens KN, Gu H, Pospelova V, Chomérat N, Nézan E, Gurdebeke PR, Bogus K, Vrielinck H, Rumebe M, Meteigner C. First record of resting cysts of the benthic dinoflagellate Prorocentrum leve in a natural reservoir in Gujan-Mestras, Gironde, France. JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY 2017; 53:1193-1205. [PMID: 28865145 DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 07/19/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The resting cysts of the benthic dinoflagellate Prorocentrum leve from a natural reservoir in Gujan-Mestras (Gironde, France) were described in this study. The incubated urn-shaped cysts gave rise to cells of P. leve. Morphological observations through light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy, particularly of the periflagellar platelets, combined with large subunit ribosomal DNA sequences obtained through single-cell analysis confirm their affinity to the species P. leve. The cysts were characterized by a specific shape and the presence of an anterior plug. This is the first conclusive evidence for fossilizable resting stages within the Prorocentrales, one of the major orders within the Dinophyceae. Palynological treatments show that the cysts and endospores withstand hydrochloric and hydrofluoric acids. Micro-Fourier transform infrared analysis on single specimens suggests that the composition of the endospore is cellulosic and the cyst wall a more robust, noncellulosic β-glucan. The spectra overall are similar to other published spectra of resting cysts from autotrophic, planktonic dinoflagellates.
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- Kenneth Neil Mertens
- Ifremer, LER BO, Station de Biologie Marine, Place de la Croix, BP40537, F-29185, Concarneau Cedex, France
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- Third Institute of Oceanography, SOA, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria, PO Box 1700, STN CSC, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, V8W 2Y2
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- Ifremer, LER BO, Station de Biologie Marine, Place de la Croix, BP40537, F-29185, Concarneau Cedex, France
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- Ifremer, LER BO, Station de Biologie Marine, Place de la Croix, BP40537, F-29185, Concarneau Cedex, France
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- International Ocean Discovery Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 77845, USA
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- Department of Solid State Sciences, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281, S1, B-9000, Gent, Belgium
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- Ifremer, LER AR, Station d'Arcachon, Quai du Cdt Silhouette, 33120, Arcachon, France
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- Ifremer, LER AR, Station d'Arcachon, Quai du Cdt Silhouette, 33120, Arcachon, France
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