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The toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella adversely affects early life stages of tehuelche scallop

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MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
卷 192, 期 -, 页码 -

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ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.106221

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Harmful algal blooms; Histopathology; Paralytic shellfish toxins; Larvae; Survival; Scallop spat; San jose ' gulf

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The effects of the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella on the Tehuelche scallop Aequipecten tehuelchus were investigated. The study found that exposure to A. catenella reduced larvae survival and impacted growth rates. Histopathological effects were also observed in spat exposed to the dinoflagellate.
The effects of the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella were investigated on growth, survival, and histopathology in larvae and spat of the Tehuelche scallop Aequipecten tehuelchus from Patagonia, Argentina. The study consisted of laboratory incubations of scallop larvae/spat with A. catenella, using environmentally realistic abundances of the dinoflagellate. Survival, growth, and histopathological effects were documented for scallop larvae/spat before, during, and after 7-day-long exposure to A. catenella. The scallops were grouped in flasks containing 0 (control), 20, 200, and 2000 cells mL(-1) of A. catenella. The presence of A. catenella induced reduced larvae survival after 24 h, whereas a clear effect was observed after 3 days (survival of control larvae 95%, 72, and 79% for 20 and 200 cells mL(-1), respectively, and 43% for 2000 cells mL(-1)). The growth rates of the control larvae and those exposed to 20 mL(-1) cells were significantly different from zero. Histopathological effects (melanization, loss of connective tissue, necrosis, and inflammatory responses) were observed in spat exposed to A. catenella. These effects were more pronounced at the highest dinoflagellate concentration. Blooms of A. catenella frequently coincide with the reproductive season of A. tehuelchus, thus there is a need to further study the relationship between harmful algal blooms and the effect on scallops' natural populations in the region.

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