Advancing the Taxonomy of the Diatom Pseudo-nitzschia Through an Integrative Study Conducted in the Central and Southeastern Adriatic Sea.

ABSTRACT: The marine diatom genus Pseudo-nitzschia comprises cosmopolitan phytoplankton species commonly present in the Adriatic Sea. Species within the genus Pseudo-nitzschia have been of significant concern because they produce domoic acid (DA), which can cause amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP). In this study, we identified Pseudo-nitzschia species along the Central and Southeastern Adriatic Sea, where monthly sampling carried out from February 2022 to February 2024 allowed for comprehensive species documentation. Pseudo-nitzschia species cell cultures isolated from the study areas were morphologically and molecularly analysed. Morphological analyses were performed using a scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM/STEM), while molecular analyses were conducted, targeting the

SUBMITTER: Bonacic T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11768262 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature