General Information

Event name: BR-09-012
Country: BRAZIL
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes
Associated syndrome: ASP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact: MENDEZ, Silvia

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Florianopolis and Penha, Santa Catarina
HAB Area code(s): BR-21
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2009-01-21
Start: 2009-01-21, End: 2009-02-17
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Pseudo-nitzschia pseudodelicatissima (Hasle) Hasle 1993 (22500000 cells/L)
Pseudo-nitzschia calliantha Lundholm et al. 2003 ( cells/L)
Pseudo-nitzschia multiseries (Hasle) Hasle 1995 ( cells/L)
Pseudo-nitzschia pungens (Grunow ex Cleve) Hasle 1993 ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: Blooms of Pseudo-nitzschia pseudodelicatissima and P. Calliantha, and associated domoic acid accumulation in shellfish from the South Brazilian coast November 2013Diatom Research 28(4) DOI: 10.1080/0269249X.2013.821424 Blooms of Pseudo-nitzschia pseudodelicatissima and P. Calliantha, and associated domoic acid accumulation in shellfish from the South Brazilian coast. 2013. Luciano Felicio Fernandes Kaoli Cavalcante Luis A. De O. Proença Mathias Alberto Schramm.DOI: 10.1080/0269249X.2013.821424

Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Perna perna Domoic Acid 98.5 µg.g-1 LC
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Economic losses:
Management decision: culture area clossure
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