Scientists have found that a diatom can reduce the levels of the red tide's toxicity to animals and that the same diatom can reduce its toxicity to other algae as well. It’s estimated that the ...

At least three species of dinoflagellates and one diatom species are responsible for the toxic mess of red tides in the United States. These microscopic forms of algae produce toxins that can ...

Scientists are also exploring if they can fight red tide by introducing other types of algae into affected areas. Diatoms are a type of microalgae that compete with red tide for nutrients ...

The research team discovered that red tide disrupts multiple physiological pathways in the competitor diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana. Red tide disrupted the energy metabolism and cellular ...

Diatoms grow faster than the algae in Red Tide — a competitive advantage — but they do not swim up and down in the same way. When the nutrients get stirred up and distributed outside deep ...

and diatoms, which are immobile and travel via ocean currents. In Florida and along the Gulf Coast, the red tide of everyone’s nightmares is caused by a dinoflagellate called Karenia brevis.

But while red tide spells have ravaged Southwest Florida beaches and sea life for months, the discoloration is being caused by a bloom of a nontoxic diatom, called Cylindrotheca, Molloy said.

Red tide, as this phenomenon is commonly called ... of mass deaths of birds and marine mammals associated with the diatom pseudonitzschia and its production of domoic acid.

K. brevis is a type of dinoflagellate that is often in competition with diatoms, which are geometric, jewel-like single-celled algae. Karenia brevis cell, also known as the Florida red tide algae.

“A positive effect is that this storm may have spread the Red Tide out, and faster-growing cells, like diatoms, which split once or twice a day, could out-compete the Red Tide for nutrients ...

Caused by the diatom Karenia brevis and commonly called a harmful algae bloom, red tide has become a fixture on the news, a worry for would-be tourists and a persistent plague for wildlife and ...

East Coast clear: No red tide was observed along Florida's East Coast. ・Mixed algal species: Nearshore samples show a mix of algal species, including diatoms, which may be contributing to the ...