Morphology, molecular phylogeny and okadaic acid production of epibenthic Prorocentrum(Dinophyceae) species from the northern South China Sea
Morphology, molecular phylogeny and okadaic acid production of epibenthic Prorocentrum(Dinophyceae) species from the northern South China Sea
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DOI:
10.1016/j.algal.2016.11.020
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发表时间:
2017-03
影响因子:
5.1
通讯作者:
Zhaohe Luo;Hua Zhang;B. Krock;Songhui Lu;Wei-dong Yang;H. Gu
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作者:
Zhaohe Luo;Hua Zhang;B. Krock;Songhui Lu;Wei-dong Yang;H. Gu
Around 30 epibenthic Prorocentrum species have been described, but information about their biogeography is limited. Some species are able to produce okadaic acid (OA) and its derivatives, which are responsible for diarrheic shellfish poisoning (DSP). In the present study, we examined the diversity of epibenthicProrocentrumin the northern South China Sea by isolating single cells from sand, coral, and macroalgal samples collected from 2012 to 2015. Their morphology was examined using light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Among 47Prorocentrumstrains, seven morphospecies were identified asP. lima,P. rhathymum,P. concavum,P.cf.emarginatum,P. fukuyoi,P.cf.maculosumandP. panamense. The latter five species have not been previously reported in Chinese waters, and this is the first record ofP. panamenseoutside its type locality. Partial large subunit (LSU) ribosomal DNA and internal transcribed spacer region sequences were obtained and molecular phylogenetic analysis was carried out using maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference. ChineseP.cf.maculosumstrains share 99.5% similarity of LSU sequences with the strain from Cuba (close to the type locality), but ChineseP. limastrains share only 96.7% similarity of LSU sequences with the strain from the type locality.P.cf.emarginatumdiffers fromP. fukuyoimainly in the presence/absence of marginal pores and they form a well-resolved clade together withP. sculptile. OA was detected in all Chinese strains ofP. limaandP. cf.maculosumbased on liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis, but dinophysistoxin was produced only by twoP. limastrains. Chinese strains ofP. concavum,P. rhathymum, andP. panamensedo not produce detectable level of OA. Our results support the wide distribution of epibenthicProrocentrumspecies and highlight the potential risk of DSP in the northern South China Sea.