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12th International Conference on Harmful Algae

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INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF HARMFUL ALGAE12 th <str<strong>on</strong>g>Internati<strong>on</strong>al</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>C<strong>on</strong>ference</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>Harmful</strong> <strong>Algae</strong>, Copenhagen, Denmark, 4-8 September 2006c<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong> observed was1.27×10 6 cells/L. Thalassiosiracurviseriata is a spiral chain-formingdiatom with a cell size of 8.3-12.6um. Its characteristics werestudied by LM and EM and resultsare given in this paper.This work was supported by China973 program (2001CB409701) andNSFC (40476055).PO.13-75A review of harmful algal bloomsal<strong>on</strong>g the Mexican Pacific coast(1878-2006)Sessi<strong>on</strong>: PO.13 - Regi<strong>on</strong>al eventsIsmael Gárate-Lizárraga 1 , CJ Band-Schmidt 1 , DJ López-Cortés 2 , JJBustillos-Guzmán 2 , MS Muñetón-Gómez 11 Instituto Politecnico Naci<strong>on</strong>al, LA PAZ,Baja California Sur, Mexico2 Centro de Investigaci<strong>on</strong>es Biológicas, LAPAZ, Baja California Sur, MexicoAn increase of harmful algal bloomshas occurred worldwide over thelast few decades. This increase hasalso been observed in Mexico. Thepresent study aims at updating theinformati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> HABs al<strong>on</strong>g theMexican Pacific. A bibliographicalreview (60 references) and study ofunpublished data indicate 167blooms, mainly dinoflagellates anddiatoms. Of these blooms, 33 tookplace <strong>on</strong> the west coast of the BajaCalifornia Peninsula; 108 in the Gulfof California; 21 in the tropicalPacific, and 5 in the Gulf ofTehuantepec. The highest numberof blooms occurred in Bahía deMazatlán and Bahía de La Paz. Themost comm<strong>on</strong>ly reported species(> 30) was the ciliate Myri<strong>on</strong>ectarubra, which is distributed fromPunta San Hipólito (27°N, 114°W)to Oaxaca (15°40'N, 96°30'W),followed by Gymnodiniumcatenatum, with more than 25blooms from the Gulf of California toOaxaca. The toxicity of G.catenatum has been determined instrains from the Gulf of California.Recently, Rhizosolenia debyana,Eucampia zodicacus, Chaetocerosdebilis, Cochlodinium polykrikoides,Prorocentrum rathymum, P.mexicanum, Gyrodinium instriatumand Chatt<strong>on</strong>ella marina have beenreported to form blooms al<strong>on</strong>g thecoasts. This review highlights theimportance of m<strong>on</strong>itoring programsto understand causes, incidences,toxicity, and effects <strong>on</strong> ecosystemsand human health.PO.16-12The bottom cell clusters: a newhypothesis for bloom initiati<strong>on</strong> ofcyst-forming dinoflagellatesSessi<strong>on</strong>: PO.16 – Life cyclesB Genovesi-Giunti 1 , A Vaquer 1 , MLaabir 1 , A Fiandrino 2 , A Pastoureaud 21 Ecosystèmes Lagunaires,MONTPELLIER, France2 Ifremer LER/LR, SETE, FranceAlexandrium catenella causesrecurrent toxic blooms (> 1 milli<strong>on</strong>cells/l) in the Thau Lago<strong>on</strong> (FrenchMediterranean). The bloomdevelopment occurs <strong>on</strong>ly in theAngle Creek, which is a small,shallow and semi-enclosedembayment. We mapped theresting cyst distributi<strong>on</strong>, whichrevealed a low average abundanceof cysts in the sediments (40cysts/ml) and a few accumulati<strong>on</strong>patches (up to 200 cysts/ml). Ourexperimental investigati<strong>on</strong> of cystbiology revealed synchr<strong>on</strong>ousgerminati<strong>on</strong>s involv<strong>on</strong>g up to 90 %in 4 days. However, the capacity ofgermling cells to divide and form anew populati<strong>on</strong> was very low. Theseresults suggest a very low seedingpotential in the creek. In parallel,178

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