Seawater carbonate chemistry and physiology of plastidic ciliate Mesodinium rubrum and its cryptophyte prey

doi:doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.964655

Seawater carbonate chemistry and physiology of plastidic ciliate Mesodinium rubrum and its cryptophyte prey

We studied the separate and interactive effects of pH and DIC levels on the plastidic ciliate Mesodinium rubrum, which is known to form red tides in coastal waters worldwide. Also, we tested the effects on their prey, which typically are cryptophytes belonging to the Teleaulax/Plagioslemis/Geminigera species complex. These cryptophytes not only serve as food for the ciliate, but also as a supplier of chloroplasts and prey nuclei. We exposed M. rubrum and the two cryptophyte species, T. acuta, T. amphioxeia to different pH (6.8 – 8) and DIC levels (∼ 6.5 – 26 mg C L-1) and assessed their growth and photosynthetic rates, and cellular chlorophyll a and elemental contents.

BibTex:

@dataset{Eriksen_Christine_Schultz_Yde_and_Walli_Melanie_Desmaret_and_Van_de_Waal_Dedmer_B_and_Helmsing_Nico_R_and_Dahl_Emma_Ove_and_Sørensen_Helle_and_Hansen_Per_Juel_2024,
    abstract = {We studied the separate and interactive effects of pH and DIC levels on the plastidic ciliate Mesodinium rubrum, which is known to form red tides in coastal waters worldwide. Also, we tested the effects on their prey, which typically are cryptophytes belonging to the Teleaulax/Plagioslemis/Geminigera species complex. These cryptophytes not only serve as food for the ciliate, but also as a supplier of chloroplasts and prey nuclei. We exposed M. rubrum and the two cryptophyte species, T. acuta, T. amphioxeia to different pH (6.8 – 8) and DIC levels (∼ 6.5 – 26 mg C L-1) and assessed their growth and photosynthetic rates, and cellular chlorophyll a and elemental contents.},
    author = {Eriksen, Christine Schultz Yde and Walli, Melanie Desmaret and Van de Waal, Dedmer B and Helmsing, Nico R and Dahl, Emma Ove and Sørensen, Helle and Hansen, Per Juel},
    doi = {10.1594/PANGAEA.964655},
    institution = {PANGAEA (Biosphere)},
    title = {Seawater carbonate chemistry and physiology of plastidic ciliate Mesodinium rubrum and its cryptophyte prey},
    url = {https://service.tib.eu/ldmservice/vdataset/png-doi-10-1594-pangaea-964655},
    year = {2024}
}