Ecological characteristics and teratogenic retinal determination of Cochlodinium geminatum blooms in Pearl River Estuary, South China.,Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

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Ecological characteristics and teratogenic retinal determination of Cochlodinium geminatum blooms in Pearl River Estuary, South China.
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety ( IF 6.8 ) Pub Date : 2020-01-22 , DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110226
Yuelei Dong ₁ , Lei Cui ₁ , Rongbo Cao ₁ , Jingyi Cen ₁ , Jian Zou ₁ , Xiaoyu Zhou ₁ , Songhui Lu ₁

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Since 2006, harmful dinoflagellate blooms of Cochlodinium geminatum have infrequently occurred in the Pearl River Estuary, South China. During late October to early November in 2018, C. geminatum blooms occurred again in the region. To investigate the blooming mechanism in certain temporal conditions, we analysed the changes in the environmental parameters and phytoplankton community structure during and after the bloom. The results indicated that the water temperature and salinity had large impacts on the bloom. During the C. geminatum bloom, the phytoplankton community structure changed and the number of dominant species decreased. After the bloom, the species number and abundance of diatoms increased, as the species diversity was recovering. Retinal was detected in the field samples and cultured C. geminatum. It has been demonstrated to exist in some algae species (e.g. Cyanophyta, Chlorophyta, Bacillariophyta, and Euglenophyt), and our results indicates that such teratogens also exist in dinoflagellates. The highest concentration of retinal was detected during the bloom. This result indicates that the retinal content may accumulate during a bloom. Retinal has been demonstrated to be a teratogenic agent and may therefore present a potential risk to aquatic organisms during a bloom episode. This research provided more comprehensive information concerning the ecological influences of C. geminatum blooms.

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