Population Development of the DinoflagellatesCeratium furca andCeratium fusus during Spring and Early Summer in Iwa Harbor, Sagami Bay, Japan

A Review on Toxic and Harmful Algae in Greek Coastal Waters (E. Mediterranean Sea)

“…Family Ceratiaceae. The four species of the genus Ceratium , C. furca , C. fusus , C. lineatum , and C. tripos occasionally form non-toxic blooms [ 32 ] that may cause discoloration of the water and undesirable aesthetic symptoms, but without toxic signs [ 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 ].…”

Growth of dinoflagellates, Ceratium furca and Ceratium fusus in Sagami Bay, Japan: The role of vertical migration and cell division

“…In long-term studies of Sagami Bay, the population densities of C. furca compared to those of C. fusus were relatively higher. However, in daily monitoring from April to July 2003 (Baek et al, 2008c), although the concentrations of the two Ceratium species were characterized by a high day-to-day variability, the population densities of C. fusus were always higher than those of C. furca. Population growth of C. fusus was stimulated by relatively low salinity and nutrient loading from terrestrial environments after heavy rainfall.…”

Inter- and Intra-Annual Variations in the Population of <i>Tripos</i> from the Bay of Bengal

“…Their dominance in these two contrasting environmental settings indicates that they can also tolerate a wide range of salinity (25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34). Investigations from the Sagami Bay, Japan, also showed similar results [39][40][41] . For example, T. furca was observed in salinities varying from 17 to 34 and T. fusus from 24 to 30.…”

“…It was also observed that apart from low salinity, rainfall results in nutrient loading especially DIN into the coastal waters. In both field and laboratory studies densities and specific growth rates tend to increase with higher N : P ratios 41 . In our studies as indicated in CCA biplot, high number of T. furca was related to high DIN concentration (Figure 4 b).…”