Gymnodinoid genera Karenia and Takayama (Dinophyceae) in New Zealand coastal waters

• Published in: New Zealand journal of marine and freshwater research Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 135 - 139
• Main Authors: de Salas, Miguel F., Rhodes, Lesley L., Mackenzie, Lincoln A., Adamson, Janet E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 01.03.2005
• Subjects: dinoflagellate; HABs; Karenia; Karlodinium; Marine; oligonucleotide probes; Takayama

New Zealand has been subject to massive blooms of gymnodinoid dinoflagellates over the last decade and in some instances marine biota mortalities. Respiratory problems for people impacted by aerosols from these blooms have occurred. However, because of the difficulty in definitively identifying gymn...