Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2025, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (1): 162-171.doi: 10.11978/2024193

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Study of acute toxicity of Karenia hui on Artemia salina and its hemolytic activity

CHEN Shibing1(), HUANG Bozhu2, XIE Xuedong2, ZHAO Jinping2, LYU Songhui1, CEN Jingyi1()   

  1. 1. Research Center of Harmful Algae and Marine Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
    2. Guangdong Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Center, Guangzhou 510308, China
  • Received:2024-10-15 Revised:2024-10-23 Online:2025-01-10 Published:2025-02-10
  • Contact: CEN Jingyi
  • Supported by:
    National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFC3105201); Construction of a Phytoplankton Biodiversity Database for Typical Water Sources Based on Environmental DNA Technology; Guangdong Provincial Key R&D Program(2023B1111050011)

Abstract:

Karenia harmful algal blooms occur frequently worldwide, attracting extensive attention from countries around the globe. Karenia hui, identified as a new species of the genus Karenia in 2024, has been found to be lethal to Oryzias melastigma. Research on this species is currently quite limited. This study investigated its growth characteristics, acute toxicity on Artemia salina, and hemolytic activity at different growth stages. This study aims to reveal the growth curve of K. hui, its toxic effects, and changes in hemolytic activity. The results indicated that K. hui had a unique growth cycle. After the initial exponential growth period and the stable period, it entered the exponential growth period and the stable period again. Karenia hui possessed acute toxicity to Artemia salina, with the death rate of Artemia salina being positively correlated with the density of the algae and increasing with exposure time. In the study of the acute toxicity of K. hui at different growth stages to Artemia salina, the toxicity was the highest on day 23 of the initial stationary phase. The specific death rate of Artemia salina reached its peak at (0.22±0.03)h-1 within 24 hours, and the death rate after 72 hours reached (98.33±4.08)%. The hemolytic activity of K. hui increased during the first exponential growth phase and reached its peak at the end of this phase (14.43×10-6 HU·cells-1). It began to decline during the first stationary phase, and remained low during the second exponential growth phase and stationary phase (0.31×10-6 HU·cells-1). The results of this study can provide a foundation for assessing and mitigating the potential ecological risks posed by K. hui blooms.

Key words: Karenia, Karenia hui, acute toxicity, hemolytic activity

CLC Number: 

  • Q89