First report of Protoperidinium steinii (Dinophyceae) bloom from the coastal marine ecosystem – an observation from tropical Indian waters

Autor: A. K. Mohanty, Rajagopal Venkatesan, Gouri Sahu, Rengasamy Subramaniyan Sathishkumar, Kantha Deivi Arunachalam
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Oceanologia, Vol 63, Iss 3, Pp 391-402 (2021)
ISSN: 0078-3234
Popis: A dense bloom of Protoperidinium steinii was observed in the backwaters adjoining the western Bay of Bengal, Kalpakkam coast, which might be the first report for the world oceans. The brownish-red bloom appeared on 2 October 2019, and it was monitored on alternate days up to 14 October. Surface water temperature was about 27.5°C and salinity was
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