Algology Flashcards by Devanshi Gajjar | Brainscape

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Names of Algal Groups

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Chlorophytes (green algae)
Rhodophyta (red algae)
Chrysophyta (golden brown algae and diatoms)
Phaeophyta (brown algae)

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“Red Tides”

Karenia brevis

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Algal bloom
Several dinoflagellates in Group Pyrrophyta
Produces brevetoxin- kills fish feeding on phytoplankton

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“Red Tides”

Gonyaulax Species

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Algal bloom
Dinoflagellate
Produces saxitoxin & gonyautoxin- toxins accumulate in tissues of shellfish (no harm to shellfish)
“Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning”

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Pfiesteria piscicida

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Dinoflagellate
Diatom species
2 toxins that may cause “Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning”
(Cooking shellfish doesn’t destroy toxins)

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