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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 2006The tax<strong>on</strong>omy of the genusProrocentrum is currently in a stateof flux. McLachlan et al. (1997)suggested reinstatement of thegeneric name Exuviella for somespecies presentl included inProrocentrum. To further explorethe tax<strong>on</strong>omy of ‘Prorocentrum’species we sequenced the nuclearencodedlarge subunit (LSU)ribosomal DNA gene of someProrocentrum species isolatedmainly from Malaysia. Molecularphylogenetic analyses revealed afew lineages which could be dividedinto several groups supported bymorphological characters such asthe presence of trichocysts,ornamentati<strong>on</strong> of the periflagellararea, ornamentati<strong>on</strong> of valvesurface and type of toxin.Additi<strong>on</strong>ally, the periflagellar area oftwo Prorocentrum species, viz. P.emarginatum and P. c<strong>on</strong>cavum,was studied by serial secti<strong>on</strong>ing inthe TEM to examine whether thischaracter is a useful tax<strong>on</strong>omiccharacter for inferring relati<strong>on</strong>ship atthe species level. The platelets werelabelled according to Taylor’sscheme. The results showed thatthe platelets of the twoProrocentrum species were uniformin number, arrangement andornamentati<strong>on</strong> such as flanges andcollars extending from the platelets.We c<strong>on</strong>clude that additi<strong>on</strong>al genesequence data are needed beforethe tax<strong>on</strong>omy of Prorocentrum canbe finally settled with anyc<strong>on</strong>fidence.PO.10-15Interacti<strong>on</strong> effects of highirradiances and nutrientc<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong> thecyanobacterium Nodulariaspumigena from the Baltic SeaSessi<strong>on</strong>: PO.10 - Ecophysiology &AutecologyM Mohlin, V Lindberg, A WulffMarine Ecology, GÖTEBORG, SwedenNodularia spumigena is <strong>on</strong>e of thedominant species during thecyanobacterial blooms in the BalticSea. The blooms occur during latesummer, a period with increasedirradiances, low DIN:DIP and stablewater-column stratificati<strong>on</strong>. It hasbeen observed that increasingirradiance has a stimulating ratherthan an inhibitory effect <strong>on</strong> N.spumigena. Because of its ability fornitrogen fixati<strong>on</strong>, a low DIN:DIPwould not be expected to negativelyaffect N. spumigena. In this studywe tested the interacti<strong>on</strong> effect ofhigh irradiance (PAR andUVBR+UVAR) and differentDIN:DIP <strong>on</strong> a strain of N.spumigena. The laboratoryexperimental period was 17 daysand the cultures were kept in semic<strong>on</strong>tinuousgrowth and exposed toPAR and PAR+UVBR+UVAR.Variables measured: nutrientc<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong>s (PO 4 - , NO 3 - ) growth(light microscope), photosyntheticcapacity (phyto-PAM, Walz),c<strong>on</strong>tent and compositi<strong>on</strong> ofphotosynthetic pigments (HPLC),phycobilin pigments(spectrophotometer), UV-absorbingcompounds (HPLC), and nodularin(HPLC). The experiment is currentlyrunning and the results will bepresented at the c<strong>on</strong>ference.241

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