@article{fdi:010068364,
  title = {{T}oxicity and growth assessments of three thermophilic benthic {D}inoflagellates ({O}streopsis cf. ovata, {P}rorocentrum lima and {C}oolia monotis) developing in the {S}outhern {M}editerranean basin},
  author = {{B}en-{G}harbia, {H}. and {Y}ahia, {O}. {K}. {D}. and {A}mzil, {Z}. and {C}homerat, {N}. and {A}badie, {E}. and {M}asseret, {E}stelle and {S}ibat, {M}. and {T}riki, {H}. {Z}. and {N}ouri, {H}. and {L}aabir, {M}ohamed},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{H}armful benthic dinoflagellates, usually developing in tropical areas, are expanding to temperate ecosystems facing water warming. {R}eports on harmful benthic species are particularly scarce in the {S}outhern {M}editerranean {S}ea. {F}or the first time, three thermophilic benthic dinoflagellates ({O}streopsis cf. ovata, {P}rorocentrum lima and {C}oolia monotis) were isolated from {B}izerte {B}ay ({T}unisia, {M}editerranean) and monoclonal cultures established. {T}he ribotyping confirmed the morphological identification of the three species. {M}aximum growth rates were 0.59 +/- 0.08 d(-1) for {O}. cf. ovata, 0.35 +/- 0.01 d(-1) for {C}. monotis and 0.33 +/- 0.04 d(-1) for {P}. lima. {T}oxin analyses revealed the presence of ovatoxin-a and ovatoxin-b in {O}. cf. ovata cells. {O}kadaic acid and dinophysistoxin-1 were detected in {P}. lima cultures. {F}or {C}. monotis, a chromatographic peak at 5.6 min with a mass m/z = 1061.768 was observed, but did not correspond to a mono-sulfated analogue of the yessotoxin. {A} comparison of the toxicity and growth characteristics of these dinoflagellates, distributed worldwide, is proposed.},
  keywords = {{O}streopsis cf. ovata ; {P}rorocentrum lima ; {C}oolia monotis ; {S}outhern {M}editerranean {S}ea ; growth ; toxicity ; {TUNISIE} ; {MEDITERRANEE} ; {BIZERTE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}oxins},
  volume = {8},
  numero = {10},
  pages = {art. 297 [38 p.]},
  ISSN = {2072-6651},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.3390/toxins8100297},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068364},
}