R. Wayne Litaker

TL;DR: These novel findings augment the knowledge of the ciguatoxin-source dinoflagellates that are present in Cuba, however further studies are needed to better understand the correlation between their abundance, species-specific toxin production in the environment, and the risk for fish contamination, in order to develop better informed ciguatera risk management strategies.

TL;DR: The two most toxic Gambierdiscus species identified from the Caribbean are G. excentricus and G. silvae, which are the primary causes of ciguatera fish poisoning and likely contribute disproportionately to the toxicity of marine food webs.

TL;DR: The results indicated differences among these approaches, presumably owing to matrix effects (particularly urine) and antibody reactivities, implies that care should be taken in attempting to compare datasets generated using different analytical platforms and interpreting the results of published studies.

TL;DR: Two cryptic species of Bolbophorus were distinguished in marsh rams-horn snails from aquaculture ponds in Mississippi, U.S.A. using differences in body length, tail stem length, intestinal primordia, and integument spine patterns.

TL;DR: Insight is provided into how BHAB-specific microhabitat preferences can affect toxicity risks and which genera appear to have the greatest range being broadly distributed among a wide variety of microhab itats.