Abstract
The effect of copper on three species of marine dinoflagellates [Scrippsiella faeroense (Paulsen) Balech et Soares, Prorocentrum micans Ehrenberg, Gymnodinium splendens Lebour] was studied. It inhibited the growth of all species and was lethal to one species in batch cultures. The effect was more pronounced in semicontinuous culture than in batch cultures. Chlorophyll concentrations and rate of uptake of radioactive carbon by cells of S. faeroense were affected in a manner similar to cell numbers. Copper inhibited growth of cells, most probably either by arresting cell division or by penetrating inside the cell and affecting metabolism.
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Saifullah, S.M. Inhibitory effects of copper on marine dinoflagellates. Mar. Biol. 44, 299–308 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00390893
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