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- Title
Effect of salinity on the bioluminescence intensity of the heterotrophic dinoflagellates Noctiluca scintillans and Polykrikos kofoidii and the autotrophic dinoflagellate Alexandrium mediterraneum.
- Authors
Park, Sang Ah; Jeong, Hae Jin; Ok, Jin Hee; Kang, Hee Chang; You, Ji Hyun; Eom, Se Hee; Du Yoo, Yeong; Lee, Moo Joon
- Abstract
Many dinoflagellate species are bioluminescent, which is one of the anti-predation mechanisms in these species. In addition, dinoflagellate species experience a wide range of salinities in the ocean. However, the effects of salinity on their bioluminescence intensity has only been investigated for one species. Here, we explored the effect of salinity on the bioluminescence intensity of the heterotrophic dinoflagellate Noctiluca scintillans NSDJ2010 feeding on the chlorophyte Dunaliella salina, the heterotrophic dinoflagellate Polykrikos kofoidii PKJH1607 feeding on the dinoflagellate Alexadrium minutum, and the autotrophic dinoflagellate Alexandrium mediterraneum AMYS1807. Moreover, to determine the cell volume and growth effects on bioluminescence intensity, the cell volume and growth rate of three bioluminescent dinoflagellates were simultaneously investigated. The mean 200-s-integrated bioluminescence intensity (BL) per cell, equivalent to the total bioluminescence, of N. scintillans, P. kofoidii, and A. mediterraneum was significantly affected by salinity and increased with increasing salinity from 10 to 40. The results of the present study suggest that the total bioluminescence of N. scintillans, P. kofoidii, and A. mediterraneum in offshore and oceanic waters is greater than that in estuarine waters.
- Subjects
BIOLUMINESCENCE; ALEXANDRIUM; SEAWATER salinity; SALINITY; GYMNODINIUM; DINOFLAGELLATES; DUNALIELLA
- Publication
Marine Biology, 2024, Vol 171, Issue 6, p1
- ISSN
0025-3162
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00227-024-04440-3