Occurrence and distribution of Amphidomataceae (Dinophyceae) in Danish coastal waters of the North Sea, the Limfjord and the Kattegat/Belt area

• Published in: Harmful Algae
• Main Authors: Wietkamp, Stephan, Krock, Bernd, Gu, Haifeng, Voss, Daniela, Klemm, Kerstin, Tillmann, Urban
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV 2019
• Subjects: North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/50690/; https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/50690/1/2019_wietkamp_HA.pdf; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.58d3db76-7151-40cd-a0a2-f1a730ca803c

Some species of the dinophytes Azadinium and Amphidoma (Amphidomataceae) produce azaspiracids (AZA), lipophilic polyether compounds responsible for Azaspiracid Shellfish Poisoning (AZP) in humans after consumption of contaminated seafood. Toxigenic Amphidomataceae are known to occur in the North Atl...