Dinoflagellate cysts from surface sediments of Syracuse Bay (Western Ionian Sea, Mediterranean)

• Published in: Deep-sea research. Part II, Topical studies in oceanography Vol. 57; no. 3; pp. 243 - 247
• Main Authors: Rubino, Fernando, Belmonte, Manuela, Caroppo, Carmela, Giacobbe, Mariagrazia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2010
• Subjects: Alexandrium minutum; Dinoflagellates; Gymnodinium nolleri; Marine; Mediterranean Sea; Plankton; Resting stages; Syracuse Bay; Toxic species; MED, Italy, Sicilia; MED, Ionian Sea; Resting stages; Dinoflagellates; Plankton; Mediterranean Sea; Toxic species; Syracuse Bay

The occurrence and abundance of dinoflagellate cysts were investigated for the first time at an Ionian locality along the south-eastern coast of Sicily, subject to spring–summer harmful algal events. Thirty-four cyst morphotypes were recognized belonging to 24 taxa identified at least at the genus l...