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Effects of the toxic dinoflagellate Gymnodinium catenatum on uptake and fate of paralytic shellfish poisons in the Pacific giant lions-paw scallop Nodipecten subnodosus
Estrada, N.A.; Lagos, N.; García, C.; Maeda-Martinez, A.N.; Ascencio, F. (2007). Effects of the toxic dinoflagellate Gymnodinium catenatum on uptake and fate of paralytic shellfish poisons in the Pacific giant lions-paw scallop Nodipecten subnodosus. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 151(4): 1205-1214. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-006-0568-x
In: Marine Biology: International Journal on Life in Oceans and Coastal Waters. Springer: Heidelberg; Berlin. ISSN 0025-3162; e-ISSN 1432-1793, more
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  • Estrada, N.A.
  • Lagos, N.
  • García, C.
  • Maeda-Martinez, A.N.
  • Ascencio, F.

Abstract
    Juvenile Pacific giant lions-paw scallops Nodipecten subnodosus were fed the toxic dinoflagellate Gymnodinium catenatum, a producer of paralytic shellfish poison (PSP), supplied with Isochrysis galbana (a nontoxic microalgae). Short-term (<24 h) experiments were performed to determine clearance and ingestion rates of G. catenatum. Kinetics of PSP was examined in longer-term experiments (>2 days). At high food concentrations, juvenile scallops showed production of pseudofeces, partial shell valve closure, and reduction in feeding. According to HPLC analysis, the only toxins present in the dinoflagellate G. catenatum and in the scallops were the gonyautoxins (GTXs), except in the labial palps and digestive gland, where trace amounts of saxitoxin (STX) were present in scallops. These tissues could play an important role in toxin biotransformation. The ranking of toxin concentration in tissues was: digestive gland > labial palps > intestine > gills > mantle > adductor muscle, where the total contribution of viscera was more than 80% of the total toxin body burden. Juvenile scallops exhibited no apparent detrimental physiological responses during the long-term feeding experiment. The dinoflagellate may contribute nutrients to the scallop, in addition to the microalgae I. galbana. The dinoflagellate may enhance cell uptake and byssus production. Once PSP accumulated during the first 12 days, it was slowly eliminated. The limited capacity for accumulating toxins in the adductor muscle favors domestic marketing of scallops.

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