Pigment profile of the ichthyotoxic dinoflagellate Gymnodinium sp. from a massive bloom in southern Chile

Abstract

The pigment profile of the ichthyotoxic dinoflagellate Gymnodinium sp. from a bloom occurred in southern Chile contained fucoxanthin and 19′-acyloxyfucoxanthin derivatives, including novel forms of these latter compounds. This profile resembled those found in other ichthyotoxic Gymnodinium species.