Abstract
Phytoplankton is all cyanobacteria and microalgae (microscopic plants) present in surface water that may be carried by water currents. The study was conducted at two oceanic sites Mehdia and Moulay Bousselham, Rabat sale Kenitra region, Morocco, between 2017 and 2018. The objective of this study is to compare the spatiotemporal evolution of certain toxic planktonic species between the two sites. The planktonic species identified all have toxic potency but to varying degrees such as Alexandrium, Dinophysis, Gymnodinum, Pseudonitzschia and Proocentrum. The comparison of the abundance of these taxa in the two sites confirms that the Moulay Bousselham site is characterized by the presence of the most toxic planktonic species represented mainly by Pseudonitzschia in contrast the Mehdia site experienced an abundance of the Proocentrum kind. This situation requires a more detailed study of the essential causes of the proliferation of these species.
Highlights
Phytoplankton is all the cyanobacteria and microalgae present in surface water that can be carried away by water currents [1] [2]
The comparison of the abundance of these taxa in the two sites confirms that the Moulay Bousselham site is characterized by the presence of the most toxic planktonic species represented mainly by Pseudonitzschia in contrast the Mehdia site experienced an abundance of the Proocentrum kind
The results show an abundance of the Alexandrium species in Moulay Bousselham station
Summary
Phytoplankton is all the cyanobacteria and microalgae (microscopic plants) present in surface water that can be carried away by water currents [1] [2]. They are defined as unicellular or multicellular organisms, either eukaryotes or prokaryotes [3]. Of the many species that make up phytoplankton, some produce toxins called phycotoxins. They belong mainly to the Dinophyceae class [11]
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