雪卡毒素及其产毒底栖甲藻的研究现状与展望

雪卡毒素（Ciguatoxins,CTXs）是一种高度氧化的环状聚醚梯类毒素,主要由冈比亚藻（Gambierdiscus）和福氏藻（Fukuyoa）两个属的底栖甲藻的一些产毒种类的株系产生。毒素通过海洋食物链在珊瑚礁鱼类中进行生物转化和积累,可引起常见的非细菌性海产中毒——雪卡毒素中毒（Ciguatera Poisoning,CP）,食用被CTXs污染的鱼类会引起消费者产生胃肠道、心血管、神经方面的症状甚至导致死亡,但目前雪卡毒素中毒在全球引发的关注度与重视度不足。然而受全球气候变化和人类活动的影响,底栖甲藻在全球扩张趋势明显,特别是在亚洲地区,雪卡毒素中毒事件频繁爆发,雪卡毒素中毒对人类健康和生态系统健康构成了重大威胁。本文重点综述了产雪卡毒素底栖甲藻的种类多样性、化学多样性、生理生态学研究、以及毒素的生物合成机制与生物转化和累积方面的研究,并探讨了亚洲地区作为雪卡毒素潜在的爆发地点未来值得研究的领域以更好地保障亚洲海域的生态安全及居民健康。     

Sedimentary facies and diagenetic features of the Early Cretaceous Fahliyan Formation in the Zagros Fold-Thrust Belt,Iran

The Early Cretaceous Fahliyan Formation (middle part of the Khami Group), is one of the important reservoir rocks in the Zagros Fold-Thrust Belt. The Zagros Fold-Thrust Belt is located on the boundary between the Arabian and Eurasian lithospheric plates and formed from collision between Eurasia and advancing Arabia during the Cenozoic. In this study area, the Fahliyan Formation with a thickness of 325 m, consists of carbonate rocks (limestone and dolomite). This formation overlies the Late Jurassic Surmeh Formation unconformably and underlies the Early Cretaceous Gadvan Formation conformably at Gadvan Anticline. The formation was investigated by a detailed petrographic analysis to clarify the depositional facies, sedimentary environments and diagenetic features in the Gadvan Anticline. Petrographic studies led to recognition of the 12 microfacies that were deposited in four facies belts: tidal flat, lagoon, and shoal in inner ramp and shallow open marine in mid-ramp environments. The absence of turbidite deposits, reefal facies, and gradual facies changes show that the Fahliyan Formation was deposited on a carbonate ramp. Calcareous algae and benthic foraminifera are abundant in the shallow marine carbonates of the Fahliyan Formation. The diagenetic settings favored productioning a variety of features which include cements from early to late marine cements, micritization, dolomitization, compaction features, dissolution fabric, and pores. The diagenetic sequence can be roughly divided into three stages: (1) eugenic stage: marine diagenetic environment, (2) mesogenic stage: burial environment, and (3) telogenic stage: meteoric diagenetic environment.     

Tagging indicates at least two stocks of snapper Chrysophrys auratus in south‐east australian waters

During 1957 to 1962, 4 155 snapper Chrysophrys auratus (Bloch & Schneider) were tagged and released at a number of sites in Victoria. From 1957 until 31 June 1972, 210 of these fish have been reported, and the relationship between the release and recapture sites indicates the existence of at least two stocks: One stock extends from central Victoria to eastern South Australia, and the other extends from eastern Victoria to northern New South Wales.     

Jacked model pile shafts in offshore calcareous soils

Abstract

This paper describes the results of laboratory tests carried out on model pile shafts in a variety of reconstituted calcareous sands and on silica sand. The factors influencing both the skin friction under static loading and the degradation of skin friction under cyclic loading have been investigated. The grading and crushability of the particles appears to have a significant influence on both, with less favourable performance being found for uniformly graded crushable particles. Relative density and overconsolidation ratio also have some influence.

Under cyclic loading, the amplitude of cyclic displacement and, more specifically, the cyclic slip displacement, influence the extent of cyclic degradation of skin friction.     

Study of dilatancy behaviors of calcareous soils in a triaxial test

Abstract

In this article, the dilatancy of calcareous soil is studied systematically based on triaxial consolidation drainage shear tests, and the difference in dilatancy between calcareous soil and siliceous soil is also investigated. It was found that: ① Calcareous soil experience obvious dilated deformation. Dilatancy tendency increases with increasing related density and decreases with increasing confining pressure. ② The volumetric strain rate initially increases from negative to positive. After it reaches a maximum, there is a small decrease in the volumetric strain rate, but it is still greater than zero, and the stress-strain curves are of softening type. ③ For the same condition, the dilatancy deformation of calcareous sand begins later than that of siliceous sand, and the volume compression before dilatancy is also larger for calcareous sand. ④ The critical state alone cannot accurately describe the entire deformation process of soil, and it is proposed that the phase transformation state be added to the standard method used to assess soil dilatation and contraction. ⑤ Based on the statistical analysis of experimental data, mathematical relationships were established between void ratio, relative density, and effective confining pressure of phase transformation state and critical state, respectively.

• Highlights

• Reports results from a well-designed experiment that includes a good amount of samples and data.

• Effects of relative density and effective confining pressure on deformation mode and mechanical properties of calcareous sand are evaluated.

• The difference in dilatancy between calcareous sand and siliceous sand was compared

• The phase-transformation state and critical state were compared with the axial strain, volumetric strain and deviatoric stress.

• Using phase-transformation void ratio and critical void ratio to describe the whole deformation process of calcareous sand is proposed.

• The mathematical expressions of phase-transformation void ratio and critical void ration were given, respectively.

     

Physical behaviour of Cretaceous calcareous nannofossil ooze: Insight from flume studies of disaggregated chalk

Geomorphic features such as drifts, sediment waves and channels have been documented in the Upper Cretaceous of north‐west Europe. These features are interpreted to result from bottom currents and have been used to refine chalk depositional models and quantify palaeocirculation patterns. Chalk was first deposited as calcareous nannofossil ooze and geomorphic features are the result of sediment reworking after deposition. There is limited knowledge on the processes that govern nannofossil ooze mobility, thus forcing uncertainty onto numerical models based on sedimentological observations. This article provides an extensive view of the erosional and depositional behaviour of calcareous nannofossil ooze based on experimental work using annular flumes. A fundamental observation of this study is the significant decrease of nannofossil ooze mobility with decreasing bed porosity. Erosion characteristics, labelled as erosion types, vary with total bed porosity (φ) and applied shear stress (τ₀). High‐porosity ooze (φ >80%) is characterized by constant erosion rates (E_m). At φ <77%, however, erosion characteristics showed greater variance. Surface erosion was typically followed by transitional erosion (with asymptotically decreasing E_m), and stages of erosion with constant, and exponential erosion rates. The estimated erosion thresholds (τ_c) vary from ca 0·05 to 0·08 Pa for the onset of surface erosion and up to ca 0·19 Pa for the onset of constant erosion (φ of 60 to 85%). Variability of deposition thresholds (τ_cd) from ca 0·04 to 0·13 Pa reflects the influence of variable suspended sediment concentration and τ₀ on settling particle size due to the identified potential for chalk ooze aggregation and flocculation. Additionally, deposition thresholds seem to be affected by the size of eroded aggregates whose size correlates with bed porosity. Lastly, slow sediment transport without resuspension occurred in high‐porosity ooze as surface creep, forming low‐relief sedimentary features resembling ripples. This process represents a previously undescribed mode of fine‐grained nannofossil ooze transport.     

Calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy of Campanian strata (Abtalkh Formation) from the eastern Koppeh-Dagh Basin,NE Iran

The Campanian of the eastern Koppeh-Dagh Basin (NE Iran) is generally considered to be represented by the upper part of the Abderaz and the Abtalkh formations. The Abtalkh Formation, which is studied here, reaches thicknesses of up to 1750 m in the area. The formation is characterized by abundant, diverse, and poor to moderately well preserved calcareous nannofossil assemblages of Tethyan affinity. The assemblages were studied in detail in two sections in eastern Koppeh-Dagh, allowing construction of a precise biozonation for this stage. The Abtalkh Formation at sections in Abtalkh village and Padeha spans biozones CC20 to CC23a (UC15b^TP to UC16). The results of this study indicate a late early to late Campanian age for the formation in the area. The most complete Campanian sequence is in the southeast, where the Padeha section is located. Nannofossil abundance and diversity decreases upwards, showing a trend from the base to top of the formation. Dominance of warm water taxa, and low abundance of high latitude taxa, confirm placement of the basin in low to mid palaeolatitudes during deposition of the formation.     

日照沿海养殖三疣梭子蟹血卵涡鞭虫流行病发生过程研究

血卵涡鞭虫(Hematodinium spp.)是一类严重危害海洋甲壳类动物的新型寄生性病原,可引发养殖三疣梭子蟹“牛奶病”,导致梭子蟹大量死亡,造成巨大经济损失。目前,对于血卵涡鞭虫在日照养殖梭子蟹中的流行发生情况还未见报道,2020年8月和2021年5～11月期间在日照主要梭子蟹养殖区开展流行病学调查研究,通过形态学观察、组织病理检测和分子生物学鉴定发现了血卵涡鞭虫(Hematodinium perezi)在日照地区的流行分布,并发现其流行病发生在6～9月间,高发期为7～8月,感染率高达52.5%。感染宿主的血淋巴和心脏、肝胰腺、鳃、肌肉等组织中发现了丝状滋养体、类变形虫滋养体、蛛网状滋养体、团块状聚合体、孢子前细胞和孢子等血卵涡鞭虫的多个生活史阶段。在养殖池塘环境水体中检测到血卵涡鞭虫存在,水体中血卵涡鞭虫丰度与宿主感染率存在错峰现象,间隔3～4周。流行病的发生与水体温度和盐度变化密切相关,7～8月较高的水温(26.2～28.6°C)促进了血卵涡鞭虫在宿主体内快速增殖及流行病爆发,而较低的盐度(20.7～25.3)可能抑制了环境水体中血卵涡鞭虫的存活及其传播扩散。以上研究结果初步...     

中国淡水水华甲藻一新记录种及其生态风险

2019年6月,在山东省峡山水库多个位点采集到角藻属(Ceratium)样品,并发现其在局部位点形成明显的浅褐色水华.系统发育分析结果显示该种与角藻属常见种飞燕角藻(C. hirundinella)亲缘关系最近,但形态学上有明显区别,前者具有1块间插板和3个顶板,而飞燕角藻具有4块顶板.通过对比,发现该种为我国淡水甲藻门未经描述的新记录物种——拟二叉角藻(C. furcoides).峡山水库中,水华发生位点的水体叶绿素a浓度高达125.77μg/L,拟二叉角藻的密度达1.23×106cells/L,占总藻细胞密度的1.21%.细胞数量上,占优势的主要是尖头藻(Merismopedia spp.)和浮丝藻(Planktothrix spp.)等一些丝状蓝藻;但因个体细胞体积非常大,鲜重高达86.31 mg/L,占总藻鲜重的49.34%,因此在生物量上拟二叉角藻是绝对优势种.此外,通过核查采自我国东北、华中、西南地区不同时期、温度较高季节的多个标本,基于其自身特性和分布特点,本研究认为拟二叉角藻偏好高温和富营养水体,有在我国不同地区水体扩张并形成水华的潜在能力.     

塔里木盆地吐依洛克组发现沟鞭藻化石

新疆塔里木盆地西南缘的吐依洛克组化石罕见,以前依据岩性将其定为晚白垩世。郝诒纯等（2001）、郭宪璞（1990）根据在该组所产的有孔虫、介形虫等化石组合,将该组时代划为古新世,并将白垩系与古近系界线划在该组与依格孜牙组之间。本次在该组命名剖面—吐依洛克剖面上部岩性段发现了20余种沟鞭藻化石,增添了新的古生物门类和生物地层材料,这是带有白垩纪与古近纪过渡色彩的沟鞭藻化石组合,其所反映的古环境是温暖的近岸滨海—浅海环境。