| Event name: | MX-02-002 | |
| Country: | MEXICO | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Other ( Part of a project) | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish , Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 0.14 to 5.46 ug STXeq / 100 g soft tissues) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Megapitaria squalida | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | ||
| Individuals to contact: | Rosalba Alonso Rodriguez | |
| Location: | Latitude: 24.175278, Longitude: -110.350000 | |
| General location information: |
Bahía de la Paz, La Paz, B. C. S. HAB Area code(s): GC |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2002-03-15 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium affine (Inoue et Kukuyo) Balech 1992
( cells/L)
Ceratium furca (Ehrenberg) Claparède et Lachmann 1859 ( cells/L) |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Gymnodinium catenatum Graham 1943
(2.60 x 10^3 cells/L)
Gonyaulax digitale (Pouchet) Kofoid 1911 ( cells/L) |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Gárate-Lizárraga, I., Bustillos-Guzmán, J. J., Erler, K., Muñetón-Gómez, M. S., Luckas, B., Tripp-Quezada, A. 2004. Paralytic shellfish toxins in the chocolata clam, Megapitaria squalida (Bivalvia: Veneridae), in Bahía de la Paz, Gulf of California. Rev. Biol. Trop. 52(Suppl. 1): 133-140. | |
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