Azadinium spinosum

Azadinium spinosum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Diaphoretickes
Clade:	SAR
Clade:	Alveolata
Phylum:	Myzozoa
Superclass:	Dinoflagellata
Class:	Dinophyceae
Family:	Amphidomataceae
Genus:	Azadinium
Species:	A. spinosum
Binomial name
Azadinium spinosum Elbrächter et Tillmann

Azadinium spinosum is a species of dinoflagellates that produces azaspiracid toxins (toxins associated with shellfish poisoning), ^[1] particularly AZA 1, AZA 2 and an isomer of AZA 2. ^[2]

Description

It measures 12–16 μm in length and 7–11 μm wide, is a peridinin-containing photosynthetic dinoflagellate with a thin theca. Its large nucleus is spherical and present posteriorly, whereas its single chloroplast is parietal, lobed, and extends into the epi- and hyposome. ^[2]

References

1. Salas, Rafael; Tillmann, Urban; John, Uwe; Kilcoyne, Jane; Burson, Amanda; Cantwell, Caoimhe; Hess, Philipp; Jauffrais, Thierry; Silke, Joe (2011). "The role of Azadinium spinosum (Dinophyceae) in the production of azaspiracid shellfish poisoning in mussels" (PDF). Harmful Algae. 10 (6): 774–783. doi:10.1016/j.hal.2011.06.010. ISSN   1568-9883.
2. Tillmann, Urban; Elbrächter, Malte; Krock, Bernd; John, Uwe; Cembella, Allan (2009). "Azadinium spinosumgen. et sp. nov. (Dinophyceae) identified as a primary producer of azaspiracid toxins". European Journal of Phycology. 44 (1): 63–79. Bibcode:2009EJPhy..44...63T. doi: 10.1080/09670260802578534 . ISSN   0967-0262.

Further reading

• Jauffrais, Thierry; Kilcoyne, Jane; Séchet, Véronique; Herrenknecht, Christine; Truquet, Philippe; Hervé, Fabienne; Bérard, Jean Baptiste; Nulty, Cíara; Taylor, Sarah; Tillmann, Urban; Miles, Christopher O.; Hess, Philipp (2012). "Production and Isolation of Azaspiracid-1 and -2 from Azadinium spinosum Culture in Pilot Scale Photobioreactors". Marine Drugs. 10 (12): 1360–1382. doi: 10.3390/md10061360 . ISSN   1660-3397. PMC   3397445 . PMID   22822378.
• Jauffrais, Thierry; Contreras, Andrea; Herrenknecht, Christine; Truquet, Philippe; Séchet, Véronique; Tillmann, Urban; Hess, Philipp (2012). "Effect of Azadinium spinosum on the feeding behaviour and azaspiracid accumulation of Mytilus edulis" (PDF). Aquatic Toxicology. 124–125: 179–187. doi:10.1016/j.aquatox.2012.08.016. ISSN   0166-445X. PMID   22982497.
• Jauffrais, Thierry; Herrenknecht, Christine; Séchet, Véronique; Sibat, Manoella; Tillmann, Urban; Krock, Bernd; Kilcoyne, Jane; Miles, Christopher O.; McCarron, Pearse; Amzil, Zouher; Hess, Philipp (2012). "Quantitative analysis of azaspiracids in Azadinium spinosum cultures". Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 403 (3): 833–846. doi:10.1007/s00216-012-5849-2. hdl: 10379/12076 . ISSN   1618-2642. PMID   22367288. S2CID   2088649.
• Tillmann, Urban; Elbraechter, Malte (August 1, 2013). "Cell division in Azadinium spinosum (Dinophyceae)". Botanica Marina. 56 (4): 399–408. doi:10.1515/bot-2013-0022. S2CID   85414718.

External links

• "Azadinium spinosum". The Encyclopedia of Life .