广东沿海几种赤潮生物的分类学研究

对１９９７年秋￣１９９８年春广东沿海多次赤潮发生期间的几种优势赤潮藻类进行了形态学和分类学研究。１种为我国首次报道引发赤潮的定革命金藻类（Ｐｒｙｍｎｅｓｉｏｐｈｙｔｅｓ）－球状棕囊藻（Ｐｈａｅｏｃｙｓｔｉｓ ｃｆ．ｇｌｉｏｂｏｓａ）。另有甲藻类７种,其中裸甲藻目（Ｇｙｍｎｏｄｉｎｉａｌｅｓ）３种：米氏裸甲藻（Ｇｙｍｎｏｄｉｎｉｕｍ ｃｆ．ｍｉｋｉｍｏｔｏｉ）、环节环沟藻（Ｇｙｒｏｄｉｎｉｕｍ ｉｎ     

The evolution and phytoplankton composition of mucilaginous aggregates in the northern Adriatic Sea

Recurrent occurrences of visible mucilage “clouds” that cover areas up to several hundred kilometres with vertical dimensions of 20–30 m have been recorded in the stratified water column in the northern Adriatic. In the past this was described as “mare sporco” phenomenon. Past studies of the phenomenon indicated that phytoplankton is an important component of mucilage. Our research revealed the composition of phytoplankton assemblages in different types of mucilaginous aggregates collected during the summers of 1997 and 2000 using pigment biomarkers (HPLC). Phytoplankton biomass in the mucilage samples was very high, ranging from 7.9 μg g⁻¹ to 390.8 μg g⁻¹ of chlorophyll a per unit of dry mass of mucilage. The phytoplankton community in the early, loose stage of mucilaginous aggregates was heterogeneous, as indicated by the diversity of detected pigments. The number of phytoplankton groups decreased as the aggregates aged and diatoms increased in relative biomass (up to 92.7%). Phytoplankton biomass in seawater was similar in years with and without mucilage; however, significantly higher contributions to the total biomass of 19′-hexanoyloxyfucoxanthin-containing phytoplankton (prymnesiophytes) were found in the upper 10 m in spring of the “mucilaginous years” (1997 and 2000) followed by prevalence of diatoms in summer. The F_p pigment index used to assess seawater trophic conditions reached lower values in April–May in mucilaginous years (1997 and 2000) compared to non-mucilaginous years (1998 and 1999). We conclude that the role of prymnesiophytes and other small flagellates is crucial for the initial phases of mucilage appearance. Aggregates represent a favourable environment for the secondary development of opportunistic diatoms that foster mucilage formation.