Toxicity comparison among four strains of Margalefidinium polykrikoides from China, Malaysia, and USA (belonging to two ribotypes) and possible implications

• Main Authors: Wang, Huan, Hu, Zhangxi, Shang, Lixia, Leaw, Chui Pin, Lim, Po Teen, Tang, Ying Zhong
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2020
• Subjects: QH Natural history
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/24768/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2019.151293
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

The unarmored dinoflagellate Margalefidinium polykrikoides is a well-known cosmopolitan harmful alga that forms intensive blooms causing massive fish kills and mortality of other marine animals. Globally distributed populations of M. polykrikoides have been categorized into four ribotypes: East Asia...