浙江梅山湾表层沉积物中甲藻孢囊分布和多样性研究

甲藻孢囊可以为赤潮提供种源, 还可用于指示海区富营养化状态。以往对甲藻孢囊分布的研究多集中于开放性水域和自然形成的海湾中, 在半封闭性人工海湾中的研究较少。梅山湾原属南北开放水域, 但于2012~2017年在向陆侧建设了北坝和南坝, 使其成为半封闭式人工海湾。通过对梅山湾内外海域采集到的6份表层沉积物样品分析, 共鉴定出37种甲藻孢囊, 其丰度介于237~1 054 cysts/g。甲藻孢囊平均丰度湾内高于湾外, 推测是筑堤后湾内水动力减弱, 悬浮物质浓度降低, 水体透明度升高, 水中颗粒物质沉积速率降低和水体富营养化所导致。调查海域甲藻孢囊物种多样性指数介于1.63~2.47, 均匀度指数介于0.58~0.82, 两者湾外均显著高于湾内, 反映出湾内生态系统稳定性更弱, 发生赤潮的可能性更高。研究共检出16种赤潮种和9种有毒甲藻孢囊, 产毒种及赤潮种丰度和种类占比湾内都高于湾外, 优势种有原多甲藻(Protoperidinium sp.)、美利坚原多甲藻(Protoperidinium americanum)、透镜翼甲藻(Diplopsalis lenticula)、微小亚历山大藻(Alexandrium minutum)、链状裸甲藻(Gymnodinium catenatum)和锥状斯氏藻(Scrippsiella trochoidea)。“筑堤效应”加剧了湾内外表层沉积物中甲藻孢囊分布的差异性, 也加重了湾内有毒有害赤潮发生的风险, 故应重视对湾内有毒有害甲藻的监测。     

北黄海表层沉积物中甲藻孢囊的分布特征

2009年和2010年采集北黄海15个站位的表层沉积物样品进行甲藻孢囊分析,共鉴定出甲藻孢囊28种(隶属13个属)和2种未定种,优势种为膝沟藻(Gonyaulax spp.)、塔马/链状亚历山大藻(Alexandriumcatenella/tamarense)和微小/相似亚历山大藻(Alexandrium minutu...     

南麂列岛海域沉积物中甲藻孢囊的多样性和分布

南麂列岛地处亚热带海域,是台湾暖流和江浙沿岸流的交汇处,因而呈现出很好的生物多样性。据调查,南麂列岛附近海域已鉴定的浮游植物甲藻有53种,而到目前为止,对南麂列岛海域甲藻的休眠孢囊种类和分布的调查仍为空白。本文通过对2014年南麂列岛附近海域沉积物中甲藻孢囊的调查研究,在该海域共发现甲藻孢囊10属26种,其中,种类最多的是原多甲藻属(Protoperidinium),有10种;其次是斯氏藻属(Scrippsiella)和亚历山大藻属(Alexandrium),分别有4种,膝沟藻属(Gonyaulax)2种,舌甲藻属(Lingulodinium)、易碎藻属(Fragilidium)、扁甲藻属(Pyrophacus)、翼藻属(Diplopsalis)、裸甲藻属(Gymnodinium)和多沟藻属(Polykrikos)各1种。这些甲藻孢囊中,异养型和自养型甲藻孢囊各13种,自养型甲藻孢囊在数量上所占比例较大(79%)。2014年南麂列岛海域甲藻孢囊丰度较低,每毫升沉积物能检测出2—33个;夏、秋季的孢囊丰富度较高;岙口等相对开放海域的孢囊丰度明显高于岙内各站点。值得注意的是,三种有毒甲藻孢囊,塔玛/相似亚历山大藻(Alexandrium tamarense/affine),具刺膝沟藻(Gonyaulax spinifera)和多边舌甲藻(Lingulodinium polyedra)的孢囊也在样品中检出,并且分别占春季、夏季和秋季孢囊总丰度的37%、23%和27%。本研究为完善南麂列岛甲藻的物种多样性提供了依据。     

福建福宁湾表层沉积物中甲藻孢囊分布与多样性研究

孢囊是甲藻生活史中特殊的休眠阶段,被认为是赤潮发生的种源。于2018年4月采集了福建福宁湾海域表层沉积物,对沉积物中甲藻孢囊的分布规律进行了研究,重点揭示有毒有害甲藻孢囊的分布;同时测定了沉积物中生源要素含量,以揭示孢囊分布与生源要素的关系。共鉴定甲藻孢囊25种,其中别什藻(Biecheleria tirezensis)孢囊占据优势。孢囊的种类多样性指数(H'')偏低,为2.06~2.34;均匀度指数(J)为0.71~0.81。孢囊密度介于178.6~386.3 cysts/g (以干重计,下同),平均为286.0cysts/g。孢囊密度高值区位于水深较深、沉积物颗粒较细的长表岛外海域,而低值区则位于长表岛至海尾角的近岸海域。值得注意的是,研究分析鉴定出9种有毒有害甲藻的孢囊,包括麻痹性贝类毒素(paralytic shellfish poisoning,PSP)原因种奥氏亚历山大藻(Alexandrium ostenfeldii)和链状/塔玛亚历山大藻(Alexandrium catenella/tamarense)孢囊复合体、goniodomine A原因种平野亚历山大藻(Alexandrium hiranoi)、虾夷扇贝毒素(yessotoxin,YTX)原因种具刺膝沟藻(Gonyaulax spinifera)和网状原角藻(Protoceratium reticulatum)、产生鱼毒素的哈曼褐多沟藻(Pheopolykrikos hartmannii)以及赤潮藻类Barrufeta bravensis、锥状斯氏藻(Scrippsiella acuminata)和垂裂莱万藻(Levanderina fissa),其中Barrufeta bravensis、Gonyaulax spinifera和Scrippsiella acuminata的孢囊分布广泛且密度较高,需引起关注。     

三沙湾海域沉积物中甲藻休眠孢囊的初步研究

通过对福建三沙湾海域50个站位海底沉积物进行研究，共发现9属20种甲藻休眠孢囊。其中，有毒种类2种：Alexandrium minutun、A.tamarense,有害种类4种：Alexandrium affine、Gonyaulax spinifera、Lingulodinium polyedraum、Scripp-siella trochoidea。文中对孢囊的形态与丰度、分布特征进行了初步研究。     

A major change in the phytoplankton of a Swedish sill fjord—A consequence of engineering work?

A major phytoplankton change occurred during the late 1930s and early 1940s in Koljö Fjord, a sill fjord on the Swedish west coast. Dinoflagellate cyst concentrations increased tenfold over a short period of time, from hundreds of cysts per gram sediment to thousands; and the species composition of both dinoflagellate cysts and diatoms changed markedly. These changes took place during a period of extensive engineering work at the entrance to the fjord from the Skagerrak. At this time, the entire passage was straightened, a new channel was built in a previously shallow area, and the old connection was closed. This study investigates whether this engineering work could have sufficiently altered the surface-water circulation to bring about the change in the phytoplankton composition. Several mechanisms are explored by which the construction could have influenced the phytoplankton in the fjord. The primary mechanism is probably increased efficiency of tidal-generated surface-water exchange in the fjord, resulting in a larger transport of surface water from the Skagerrak and consequently a changed surface-water environment. This study highlights how engineering work can have a substantial impact on the local and regional marine environment, a factor that must not be overlooked in environmental planning.     

The abnormal distribution of the molecular fossils in the pre-Cambrian and Cambrian: its biological significance

Dinosteranes and 4-methyl-24-ethylcholestanes are usually to be thought of as biomarkers for dinoflagellates, and 24-norcholestanes and C₂₈steranes for diatom. Therefore, the highest concentrations of these compounds are typically found in strata deposited since the beginning of the Mesozoic. However these compounds appeared widely and abundantly in extracts from organic-rich sediments in the Sinian and Cambrian of the Tarim Basin. This suggests that some of the planktonic algae such as dinoflagellates and diatoms have an earlier origin than the Mesozoic. Some of the remarkable algal fossils observed in the Cambrian, in both well He 4 and the outcrop section of Xiao-Er-Bulak, Tarim Basin, provide possible biological evidence for this kind of inference.     

2015-2016年长江口及其邻近海域甲藻群落与阿米巴藻感染的周年变化

通过2015年2月-2016年1月间在长江口及其邻近海域开展的10个航次调查,研究了该海域浮游甲藻的群落特征和时空变化,分析了寄生性甲藻阿米巴藻宿主种类及其感染率的周年变化。研究结果表明：调查海域浮游甲藻群落结构相对稳定,共检出浮游甲藻类38种,膝沟藻目处于绝对优势,优势种全年既有交叉又有演替;各季节间浮游甲藻丰度差异不显著（P>0.05）,但各月间浮游甲藻丰度差异显著（P<0.05）;全年丰度在9.06×10³-6.10×10⁶ cells/L之间,其中4月份甲藻丰度最高,2月的丰度最低,全年的平均丰度为6.62×10⁵cells/L。调查海域阿米巴藻宿主甲藻种类繁多,14种浮游甲藻被寄生感染,感染率范围为0.006%-5.13%;该海域阿米巴藻宿主种类及感染率表现出明显的季节差异,夏、秋两季宿主种类较多,感染率也明显高于春、冬两季。     

罗源湾口柱状沉积物中的甲藻孢囊

通过对福建罗源湾口海域KMZK5柱状沉积物中甲藻孢囊的分析,共鉴定出15属30种甲藻孢囊。对比发现这30种甲藻孢囊是该湾以前未被记录的种类。其中12种是附近海域也未曾发现的种类,6种为有毒种类:缘亚历山大藻、小型亚历山大藻、塔玛亚历山大藻、具刺膝沟藻、链状裸甲藻、锥状斯氏藻.同时对甲藻孢囊的主要属种和有毒种类的丰度、分布在垂直方向上的变化特征进行了初步研究.