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Identification of euglenoid algae that produce ichthyotoxin(s)
Author(s) -
Zimba P V,
Rowan M,
Triemer R
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of fish diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1365-2761
pISSN - 0140-7775
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2761.2003.00512.x
Subject(s) - rowan , library science , citation , fish <actinopterygii> , identification (biology) , geography , biology , botany , fishery , computer science
This study describes the production of an unknown toxin by freshwater Euglena species, when unexplained fish mortalities were reported in July-August 2002 at a commercial aquaculture facility in North Carolina, USA. This is the first report of fish kills by any freshwater algal taxa.