Characteristics of photosynthetic pigment composition ofGymnodinium mikimotoi Miyake etKominami exOda |
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| Authors: | Reiko Suzuki Takashi Ishimaru |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, 1-15-1 Minamidai, 164 Tokyo, Japan;(2) Tokyo University of Fisheries, 4-5-7 Konan, 108 Minatoku, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Gymnodinium mikimotoi, a senior synonym ofGymnodinium nagasakiense often causes red tides in coastal waters of the western part of Japan. The photosynthetic pigment composition of two strains ofG. mikimotoi were analyzed by HPLC. They contain chlorophyllc3 which has not been reported from dinoflagellates. They also contain fucoxanthin, 19'-hexanoyloxyfucoxanthin and 19'-butanoyloxyfucoxanthin as major carotenoides, which are anomalous in dinoflagellates. The pigment composition ofG. mikimotoi is compared with that ofGyrodinium aureolum which occur in European waters and is thought as a conspecific species withG. mikimotoi by several authors. |
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