Fish kills related toPrymnesium parvum N. Carter (Haptophyta) in the People's Republic of China

Effect of imbalanced nutrients and immigration on Prymnesium parvum community dominance and toxicity: results from in-lake microcosm experiments

“…Our findings with Pimephales promelas, and those of others, suggest that toxic effects of P. parvum might decrease with eutrophication because the incidence of prolonged periods of nutrient limitation might decrease. Worldwide locations of P. parvum blooms and associated fish kills, however, indicate otherwise (van Rijn & Shilo 1989, Kaartvedt et al 1991, Guo et al 1996, Amsinck et al 2005, which suggests that toxic bloom formation is influenced by more than just availability of nutrients. For example, P. parvum is known to display mixotrophic behaviors (Granéli 2006); therefore, its dominance may be enhanced both by its abilities to produce toxin and to consume competing algae and bacteria.…”

Ribosomal DNA phylogenies and a morphological revision provide the basis for a revised taxonomy of the Prymnesiales (Haptophyta)

“…Wang & Wang, 1992) have been scarce since its description by Massart (1920) and it has been suggested that P. parvum is identical to P. saltans (e.g. Moestrup, 1994;Guo et al, 1996).…”

Effects of nutrient enrichment on Prymnesium parvum population dynamics and toxicity: results from field experiments, Lake Possum Kingdom, USA

“…From the literature, there is an apparent link between eutrophication, salinization and the appearance of P. parvum blooms. For example, blooms in Europe (Holdway et al 1978, Kaartvedt et al 1991, Amsinck et al 2005, the Middle East (Rijn & Shilo 1989), and Asia (Krasnotshchek & Abramowitsch 1971, Guo et al 1996 have all occurred in aquatic systems that were eutrophic and brackish. The observed locations of P. parvum blooms in Texas are consistent, in part, with these findings in that they appeared only in lakes with a higher salt content (i.e.…”