| Event name: | ITA-98-001 | |
| Country: | ITALY | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
High Phyto concentration , Mass mortalities , Foam/Mucilage in the coast , Other ( ) | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | Aerosolized toxins effects | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | ZINGONE, Adriana , SANSONI, Giuseppe | |
| Location: | Latitude: 44.004722, Longitude: 10.102778 | |
| General location information: |
Massa and Carrara coasts, Tuscany HAB Area code(s): ITA-015 |
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| Additional location information: | The Ostreopsis bloom and the benthic animal death were also noticed in the adjacent Ligurian coasts and in the Tuscany archipelagon. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1998-08-01 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Ostreopsis ovata
(3000 - 50000 cells/L cells/L)
Brownish gelatinous layer in the benthos, turbidity and mucilage in the water |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Sansoni, G., Borghini, B., Camici G., Casotti, M., Righini, P. & Rustighi, C. 2003. Fioriture algali di Ostreopsis ovata (Gonyaulacales: Dinophyceae): un problema emergente. Biologia Ambientale 17:17-23 | |
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| Additional Environmental information: | underwater rocks were not covered with the usual macroalgae but rather with a reddish-brownish gelatinous which also covered sea urchins and mussels. the colour was produced by high concentrations of O. ovata | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Economic losses: | not assessed | ||||||
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