Pigment composition in the dinoflagellate genus Dinophysis, and associated cultures of Myrionecta rubra and cryptophyte species

2 pages, 1 figure, 1 table.-- The 14th International Conference on Harmful Algae was held in Hersonissos, Crete, 1-5 November 2010Recently, Park et al (2006) succeeded in cultivating the dinoflagellate Dinophysis acuminata using a three-species approach including the ciliate Myrionecta rubra, and the cryptophyte Teleaulax sp.. Despite this major advance, there still exists controversy about the nature of the Dinophysis plastids, whether they are klepto-plastids from M. rubra or if it harbors some permanent plastids. Until to date, there have been no reports about the pigment composition of Dinophysis strains and associated organisms in culture. We characterised the pigment composition using HPLC analyses of M. rubra, Teleaulax sp, and for the first time, several Dinophysis species maintained in the laboratoryFunded by MICINN (DIGEDINO Project, CTM2009-12988-C02-01/MAR). Zapata, M. and Garrido J.L. were financed by PGIDIT 06PXIB602143PRN