Development of database on harmful plankton image and related publication on their ecophysiological characters

在项目期间，福代和古屋观察了浮游生物样本，松冈观察了包囊样本，通过进行详细的形态描述和拍摄各种形态特征的照片来识别样本中的甲藻。照片总数超过1500张，而几个重要的物种是经常拍摄的。其中，显示有利于物种鉴定的形态特征的照片由扫描仪输入计算机数据库。对积累的数据进行了重新整理，并从万维网系统(dinos.anesc.u-tokyo.ac.jp)主要研究人员的主页向公众开放，命名为“甲藻地图集”。这些数据还被重新整理并保存在光盘中，其中保存了约200种生物，包括15个原甲藻纲、28个Dinophysiale和77个Goniaulacales，以及显示其毒性和危害性的科学证据的参考出版物清单。其中，编制了更多关于有毒和有害物种的数据，如亚历山大藻20种，其中大多数产生PSP毒素，以及30种非装甲甲藻，包括裸藻，它们会导致有害后果的赤潮。一张照片通常不足以显示每个物种的形态特征，有时需要从不同角度拍摄十多张照片。绪方收集了显示其毒性和危害性的科学证据的参考出版物，并保存在光盘中。这些光盘被邮寄给世界上研究有害藻类的科学家，并分发给在塔斯马尼亚州举行的第九届有害藻华国际会议的与会者。2000年2月在澳大利亚。由于难以接近计算机系统的科学家想要打印地图集的小册子，因此从计算机数据库中选择了一半的照片并与该项目的最后报告一起打印。

During the Project, Fukuyo and Furuya observed plankton samples and Matsuoka observed cyst samples, identifying dinoflagellates in the samples by making detailed morphological description and taking photographs on various morphological characteristics. Total number of photographs became more than 1500, while several important species are taken often. Among them, photographs that show morphological features good for species identification were taken into the computer data-base by a scanner. The accumulated data were reorganized and opened to the public from home-page of the main researcher in the world wide web system (dinos.anesc.u-tokyo.ac.jp) under the name of "Atlas of Dinoflagellates". The data were also reorganized and saved in CD-ROM, in which about 200 species including 15 Prorocentrales, 28 Dinophysiales and 77 Gonyaulacales with a list of reference publications to show scientific evidences on their toxicity and harmfulness were saved. Among them, more data were prepared for toxic and harmful species such as 20 species of Alexandrium, most of which produce PSP toxins, and 30 species of unarmored dinoflagellates including Gymnodinium which cases red tides with harmful consequences. One photograph was usually not enough to show morphological characteristics of each species and sometimes more than ten photographs taken from various angles were used. Reference publications showing scientific evidence on their toxicity and harmfulness were collected by Ogata and also saved in the CD-ROM. The CD'ROMS were mailed to scientists studying harmful algae in the world, and distributed to participants of the 9th International Conference on harmful Algal Blooms held in Tasmania. Australia in February 2000. As scientists who have difficulty in approaching to computer system wanted to have printed booklets of the Atlas, a half of photographs from the computer data-base were chosen and printed with the final report of the project.