Introduction -- Identification of marine dinoflagellates -- Red tides and harmful water discolourations -- Diarrheic shellfish poisoning (DSP) -- Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) -- Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) -- Palytoxin poisoning -- Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning (NSP) -- Azaspiracid shellfish poisoning (AZP) -- Bioluminescence in marine dinoflagellates -- Biotechnological applications
Summary
Marine dinoflagellates, one of the most important components in phytoplankton are receiving much attention owing to their toxicity. They are responsible for causing toxic blooms and associated poisonings such as Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP), Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning (NSP), Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP), Azaspiracid shellfish poisoning (ASP) and Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) in humans all over the world. However, recent research has shown that such toxins could be of great use therapeutically. Aspects such as the identification of dinoflagellate species; harmful dinoflagell
