AquaNISInformation system on aquatic non-indigenous and cryptogenic species |
Species | Pseudochattonella verruculosa [WoRMS] | |
Authority | (Y.Hara & M.Chihara) S.Tanabe-Hosoi, D.Honda, S.Fukaya, Y.Inagaki & Y.Sako, 2007 | |
Family | Florenciellales incertae sedis | |
Order | Florenciellales | |
Class | Dictyochophyceae | |
Phylum | Ochrophyta | |
Synonym (?) | ||
Sub-species level (?) | Not entered |
Native origin (?) | Ocean: Pacific |
Life form / Life stage (?) |
References (not structured): Chang, F. H., Sutherland, J. E., McVeagh, M., & Gall, M. (2014). Molecular phylogeny, pigment composition, toxicology and life history of Pseudochattonella cf. verruculosa (class Dictyochophyceae) from Wellington harbour, New Zealand. Harmful Algae, 34, 42-55. |
Sociability / Life stage (?) |
References (not structured): Chang, F. H., Sutherland, J. E., McVeagh, M., & Gall, M. (2014). Molecular phylogeny, pigment composition, toxicology and life history of Pseudochattonella cf. verruculosa (class Dictyochophyceae) from Wellington harbour, New Zealand. Harmful Algae, 34, 42-55. |
Reproductive frequency (?) | Iteroparous References (not structured): Chang, F. H., Sutherland, J. E., McVeagh, M., & Gall, M. (2014). Molecular phylogeny, pigment composition, toxicology and life history of Pseudochattonella cf. verruculosa (class Dictyochophyceae) from Wellington harbour, New Zealand. Harmful Algae, 34, 42-55. |
Reproductive type (?) | Asexual Sexual References: Naustvoll, L. J. (2006). NOBANIS–invasive alien species fact sheet, Chattonella aff. verruculosa. Database of the North European and Baltic Network on Invasive Alien Species, NOBANIS, http://www. nobanis. org/files/factsheets/Chattonella verruculosa. pdf. Chang, F. H., Sutherland, J. E., McVeagh, M., & Gall, M. (2014). Molecular phylogeny, pigment composition, toxicology and life history of Pseudochattonella cf. verruculosa (class Dictyochophyceae) from Wellington harbour, New Zealand. Harmful Algae, 34, 42-55. |
Developmental trait (?) | Unknown Comments: Not available. |
Characteristic feeding method / Life stage (?) |
References (not structured): Chang, F. H., Sutherland, J. E., McVeagh, M., & Gall, M. (2014). Molecular phylogeny, pigment composition, toxicology and life history of Pseudochattonella cf. verruculosa (class Dictyochophyceae) from Wellington harbour, New Zealand. Harmful Algae, 34, 42-55. |
Mobility / Life stage (?) |
References (not structured): Chang, F. H., Sutherland, J. E., McVeagh, M., & Gall, M. (2014). Molecular phylogeny, pigment composition, toxicology and life history of Pseudochattonella cf. verruculosa (class Dictyochophyceae) from Wellington harbour, New Zealand. Harmful Algae, 34, 42-55. |
Salinity tolerance range (?) | Venice system: 5. α-Mesohaline [10-18psu] 6. Polymixohaline [18-30psu] 7. Euhaline [30-40psu] References: Yamaguchi M; Itakura S; Nagasaki K; Matsuyama Y; Uchida T; Imai I, (1997). Effects of temperature and salinity on the growth of the red tide flagellates Heterocapsa circularisquama (Dinophyceae) and Chattonella verruculosa (Raphidophyceae). Journal of Plankton Research, 19:1167-1174. |
Habitat modifying ability potential (?) | Unknown Comments: Not available. |
Toxicity / Life stage (?) |
References: Chang, F. H., Sutherland, J. E., McVeagh, M., & Gall, M. (2014). Molecular phylogeny, pigment composition, toxicology and life history of Pseudochattonella cf. verruculosa (class Dictyochophyceae) from Wellington harbour, New Zealand. Harmful Algae, 34, 42-55. Comments: Pseudochattonella verruculosa is known to be ichthyotoxic. |
Bioaccumulation association (?) | Unknown Comments: Not available. |
Known human health impact? | Not known Comments: Not available. |
Known economic impact? | Known References: MacKenzie, L.A., Smith, K.F., Rhodes, L.L., Brown, A., Langi, V., Edgar, M., Lovell, G. and Preece, M., 2011. Mortalities of sea-cage salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) due to a bloom of Pseudochattonella verruculosa (Dictyochophyceae) in Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand. Harmful Algae, 11, pp.45-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2011.07.003 Mardones, J.I., Fuenzalida, G., Zenteno, K., Alves-de-Souza, C., Astuya, A. and Dorantes-Aranda, J.J., 2019. Salinity-growth response and ichthyotoxic potency of the Chilean Pseudochattonella verruculosa. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6, p.24. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00024 Comments: Commercial fish kills (MacKenzie et al. 2011; Mardones et al. 2019). |
Known measurable environmental impact? | Not known Comments: Not available. |
Included in the Target Species list? | Yes Comments: Assessed by the COMPLETE project experts (2021), included in target species list. |
Association with vessel vectors (?) | Unknown References: Riisberg, I., Edvardsen, B. 2008. Genetic variation in bloom-forming ichthyotoxic Pseudochattonella species (Dictyochophyceae, Heterokonta) using nuclear, mitochondrial and plastid DNA sequence data. European Journal of Phycology, 43(4), pp. 413-422. Comments: Ballast water has been proposed as a possible vector for the movement and dispersal of Pseudochattonella. |
Molecular information | Available NCBI (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi/?term=Pseudochattonella+verruculosa) |
Created by | Romualda Chuševė, 2011-10-25 |
Last update by | Sandra Gečaitė, 2024-07-19 |