| Event name: | MX-79-001 | |
| Country: | MEXICO | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
High Phyto concentration , Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Planktonic life , Natural Fish , Shellfish , Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Crassostrea iridescens and Donax sp. | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes | |
| Individuals to contact: | Rosalba Alonso Rodriguez | |
| Location: | Latitude: 23.222222, Longitude: -106.461389 | |
| General location information: |
Mazatlan, Sinaloa HAB Area code(s): GCS |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1979-04-23 Start: 1979-04-21, End: 1979-04-25 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Gymnodinium catenatum
(6.6 x 10^6 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | 176 µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Mee, L. D., Espinosa, M., Diaz, G. 1985. Paralytic shellfish poisoning with a Gymnodinium catenatum red tide on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. Marine Environmental Research. 19: 77-92 | |
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| Additional information: | AOAC, 1965. | |||||||||||
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