Pentaplacodinium lapazense sp. nov. from Central and Southern Gulf of California, a new non-toxic gonyaulacalean resembling Protoceratium reticulatum

Kenneth Neil Mertens, Lourdes Morquecho, Consuelo Carbonell-Moore, Pjotr Meyvisch, Haifeng Gu, Gwenael Bilien, Audrey Duval, Amélie Derrien, Vera Pospelova, Kasia K. Śliwińska, Ismael Gárate-Lizárraga, Beatriz Pérez-Cruz

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Abstract

A new Pentaplacodinium species with six precingular plates is described from Bahía Concepción and Bahía de la Paz, Gulf of California. The non-fossil motile stage is described as Pentaplacodinium lapazense, whilst the fossil stage is described as Operculodinium lapazense. The cyst morphology is compared to topotype material of Operculodinium israelianum, which is larger, has longer processes and has a different wall structure. The motile cells display a plate formula of Po, Pt, X, 2′+*2′, 6′′, 6c, 7s, 5′′′, 1p, 1′′′′. A typical gonyaulacalean fission line and plate overlap are observed. SSU-ITS-LSU ribosomal DNA sequences demonstrate that Pentaplacodinium saltonense is its closest relative. The species is homothallic. This species occurs in relatively shallow and restricted coastal areas, and has a preference for higher sea-surface temperatures and salinities. Micro-FTIR spectra of the cysts are compared to spectra of cysts of other gonyaulacaleans and suggest very similar compositions. No yessotoxins were detected in any of the analyzed strains, hence, this species is unlikely to be responsible for the elevated yessotoxin concentration observed in shellfish on the southern and central coastal region of the Gulf of California.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number102187
JournalMarine Micropaleontology
Volume178
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2023
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The Regional Council of Brittany, the General Council of Finistère and the urban community of Concarneau-Cornouaille-Agglomération are acknowledged for the funding of the Sigma 300 FE-SEM of the station of Marine Biology in Concarneau. Oury Teboulle is gratefully acknowledged for help obtaining topotype material from the Geological Survey of Israel (GSI). This study was also supported by CIBNOR project 20449 , and CONACYT A1-S-37026 grant. Amada Reyes-Salinas (CIBNOR) provided technical assistance. Thelma Castellanos and Angel Carrillo (CIBNOR) provided technical advice and infrastructure of the Molecular Microbial Ecology Laboratory. The project was partially funded by Instituto Politécnico Nacional , Mexico (grants SIP-20180551 and SIP-20220515 ). IGL is a COFAA fellow. Two anonymous reviewers are acknowledged for comments that significantly improved the manuscript.

Funding Information:
The Regional Council of Brittany, the General Council of Finistère and the urban community of Concarneau-Cornouaille-Agglomération are acknowledged for the funding of the Sigma 300 FE-SEM of the station of Marine Biology in Concarneau. Oury Teboulle is gratefully acknowledged for help obtaining topotype material from the Geological Survey of Israel (GSI). This study was also supported by CIBNOR project 20449, and CONACYT A1-S-37026 grant. Amada Reyes-Salinas (CIBNOR) provided technical assistance. Thelma Castellanos and Angel Carrillo (CIBNOR) provided technical advice and infrastructure of the Molecular Microbial Ecology Laboratory. The project was partially funded by Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico (grants SIP-20180551 and SIP-20220515). IGL is a COFAA fellow. Two anonymous reviewers are acknowledged for comments that significantly improved the manuscript.

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© 2022 Elsevier B.V.

Keywords

  • Bahía Concepción
  • Bahía de La Paz
  • Operculodinium
  • Yessotoxins
  • micro-FTIR spectroscopy

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