Spectral properties of Noctiluca miliaris Suriray, a heterotrophic dinoflagellate

ULTRAVIOLET SUNSCREENS IN GYMNODINIUM SANGUINEUM (DINOPHYCEAE): MYCOSPORINE‐LIKE AMINO ACIDS PROTECT AGAINST INHIBITION OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS

“…High concentrations of UV-absorbing compounds have been observed in several species of bloom-forming dinoflagellates that, by accumulating in surface waters, are exposed to HL conditions (Yentsch and Yentsch 1982, Balch and Haxo 1984, Vernet et al 1989, Carreto et al 1990b. Carreto et al (1989) showed that transferring cultures of the red-tide dinoflagellates Alexandrium excavatum and Prorocentrum micans from low (20 |xmol quanta-m ^-s ') to high (250 |xmol quanta-m^-s -1 ) light intensity resulted in a rapid increase in the content of UV-absorbing compounds as determined by the ratio of 365:672 nm absorption.…”

Survey of mycosporine-like amino acid compounds in Antarctic marine organisms: Potential protection from ultraviolet exposure

“…In the algae, UV-absorbing compounds have been observed most commonly in the Rhodophyta (red algae) (Sivalingham et al 1974a, b, Tsujino et al 1980, and others), and they have been reported from a few species of D. Karentz et al: UV-absorbing compounds Cyanophyta (blue-green algae) (Shibata 1969, Sivalingham et ah 1974b, Haxo et al 1987 and Pyrrhophyta (dinoflagellates) (Balch and Haxo 1984, Carreto et al 1989, 1990a, b, Vernet et al 1989. Extracts from Chlorophyta (green algae) and Phaeophyta (brown algae) do not have strong absorption in the UV wavelengths (B.…”

Comparative studies on mycosporine-like amino acids, paralytic shellfish toxins and pigment profiles of the toxic dinoflagellates Alexandrium tamarense, A. catenella and A. minutum

“…High concentrations of these UV-absorbing compounds have been observed in several species of bloom forming dinoflagellates which accumulate in surface waters exposed to high light conditions (Yentsch & Yentsch 1982, Boalch & Haxo 1984, Carreto et al 1989, Vernet et al 1989, Jeffrey et al 1999. The capacity to produce high amounts of MAAs confers on these species a competitive advantage to grow at high light intensity and short wavelengths.…”