On May 24-29,2019,a bloom occurring in Pingtan coastal areas of Fujian Province caused mass mortality of cage-cultured fish(Plectorhinchus cinctus and Pagrosomus major).During the bloom,two major causative organisms w...On May 24-29,2019,a bloom occurring in Pingtan coastal areas of Fujian Province caused mass mortality of cage-cultured fish(Plectorhinchus cinctus and Pagrosomus major).During the bloom,two major causative organisms were present:Prorocentrum donghaiense(at a concentration of 1.46×10^7 cells/L)and an unknown naked dinoflagellate(4.58×10^6 cells/L).The naked dinoflagellate was isolated and cultured in this study,and its morphological features were examined using light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy.The large subunit(LSU)of the rRNA gene and the internal transcribed spacer(ITS)region of the naked dinoflagellate were also sequenced for field bloom samples and lab culture strains(PT-A and PT-B).On the basis of its morphological characteristics and molecular sequences,the unknown naked dinoflagellate was identified as Karlodinium digitatum.According to the phylogenetic analysis,the Karl.digitatum was most closely related to Karlodinium australe and Karlodinium armiger,and the three species clustered into a single clade of Karlodinium with bootstrap/posterior probability values of 95%/0.99 and 86%/0.99 inferred from LSU and ITS sequences,respectively.Karl.digitatum was first reported as Karenia digitata,a new harmful algal species bloomed in Hong Kong,China,in 1998.In present study,we gave a detailed morphological and phylogenetic description of Karl.digitatum and submitted the molecular sequences of this species to GenBank for the first time.展开更多
The dinoflagellate genus K arenia is known for recurrent harmful blooms worldwide. However, species diversity of the genus is generally overlooked owing to the difficulty of identifying small unarmored dinoflagellates...The dinoflagellate genus K arenia is known for recurrent harmful blooms worldwide. However, species diversity of the genus is generally overlooked owing to the difficulty of identifying small unarmored dinoflagellates. We have established four clonal cultures of K arenia longicanalis isolated from the type locality, Hong Kong harbor(strain HK01) and other three locations along the Chinese coasts(strains YB01, DT01, and NJ01). The morphology of the strain was studied by light and scanning electron microscopy(LM and SEM) and the pigment composition analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography. We provide the first molecular data of K. longicanalis based on the large subunit(LSU) rRNA gene sequence and internal transcribed spacer(ITS). The four strains showed identical LSU rDNA sequences with a similarity of 99.4% to the holotype of K arenia umbella(strain KUTN05) from Australia. In the ITS phylogeny, the sequence of K. umbella branched between the Chinese strains of K. longicanalis. A careful comparison of the morphology of K. longicanalis and K. umbella reveals the similarity in the diagnostic characters. Diff erences may appear due to the sample treatment for SEM. We conclude that K. umbella is a junior synonym of K. longicanalis.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2017YFC1404301)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41606175)the Beijing Natural Science Foundation(No.8194059)。
文摘On May 24-29,2019,a bloom occurring in Pingtan coastal areas of Fujian Province caused mass mortality of cage-cultured fish(Plectorhinchus cinctus and Pagrosomus major).During the bloom,two major causative organisms were present:Prorocentrum donghaiense(at a concentration of 1.46×10^7 cells/L)and an unknown naked dinoflagellate(4.58×10^6 cells/L).The naked dinoflagellate was isolated and cultured in this study,and its morphological features were examined using light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy.The large subunit(LSU)of the rRNA gene and the internal transcribed spacer(ITS)region of the naked dinoflagellate were also sequenced for field bloom samples and lab culture strains(PT-A and PT-B).On the basis of its morphological characteristics and molecular sequences,the unknown naked dinoflagellate was identified as Karlodinium digitatum.According to the phylogenetic analysis,the Karl.digitatum was most closely related to Karlodinium australe and Karlodinium armiger,and the three species clustered into a single clade of Karlodinium with bootstrap/posterior probability values of 95%/0.99 and 86%/0.99 inferred from LSU and ITS sequences,respectively.Karl.digitatum was first reported as Karenia digitata,a new harmful algal species bloomed in Hong Kong,China,in 1998.In present study,we gave a detailed morphological and phylogenetic description of Karl.digitatum and submitted the molecular sequences of this species to GenBank for the first time.
基金Supported by the Youth Backbone Training Plan of the Beijing Academy of Science and Technology(No.201602)the National Nature Science Foundation of China(No.41606175,41576162)+1 种基金the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2017YFC1404301)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.XDA1102030401)
文摘The dinoflagellate genus K arenia is known for recurrent harmful blooms worldwide. However, species diversity of the genus is generally overlooked owing to the difficulty of identifying small unarmored dinoflagellates. We have established four clonal cultures of K arenia longicanalis isolated from the type locality, Hong Kong harbor(strain HK01) and other three locations along the Chinese coasts(strains YB01, DT01, and NJ01). The morphology of the strain was studied by light and scanning electron microscopy(LM and SEM) and the pigment composition analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography. We provide the first molecular data of K. longicanalis based on the large subunit(LSU) rRNA gene sequence and internal transcribed spacer(ITS). The four strains showed identical LSU rDNA sequences with a similarity of 99.4% to the holotype of K arenia umbella(strain KUTN05) from Australia. In the ITS phylogeny, the sequence of K. umbella branched between the Chinese strains of K. longicanalis. A careful comparison of the morphology of K. longicanalis and K. umbella reveals the similarity in the diagnostic characters. Diff erences may appear due to the sample treatment for SEM. We conclude that K. umbella is a junior synonym of K. longicanalis.
