Microalgal blooms are a natural part of the seasonal cycle of photosynthetic organisms in
marine ecosystems. They are key components of the structure and dynamics of the oceans …

We review the spatial distribution of toxic marine microalgal species and the impacts of all
types of harmful algal events (Harmful Algal Blooms, HABs) in the Mediterranean Sea (MS) …

The last few years have brought about many changes in the field of marine and freshwater
toxins, with advances in analytical technology and the realization that these toxins are a …

Along the Italian coasts, toxins of algal origin in wild and cultivated shellfish have been
reported since the 1970s. In this study, we used data gathered by the Veterinary Public …

Pectenotoxin-2 (PTX-2), a polyether-lactone included in the neutral class of diarrhoetic
shellfish poisoning (DSP) toxins, has been unambiguously detected in Dinophysis fortii …

Recent trends in the trophic conditions of the north-western Adriatic Sea have been
evaluated using organic-walled dinoflagellate cysts (dinocysts), pollen and spores …

While the occurrence of yessotoxin (YTX) has been reported worldwide from Protoceratium
reticulatum, the biogenetic origin of some YTX analogues is still unknown, thus raising an …

This study investigated the composition of diarrhoetic shellfish toxins in the hepatopancreas
of mussels from the northern Adriatic Sea. The major toxins were shown to be yessotoxin …

Division, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX, United
Kingdom 2 Scottish Association for Marine Science, Scottish Marine Institute, Oban, Argyll …

Since the late 1980s, the North-central Adriatic Sea has frequently experienced blooms of
harmful algal species, producing marine lipophilic toxins (MLTs) which accumulate in …