Articles tagged: Ostreopsis
- Deep dive
Dinoflagellates — ecology, toxins and biological control
Why dinos are opportunists not invaders, Shewanella bacterium's algicidal activity, Dictyota allelopathy, ovatoxin biochemistry, cysts and why the biological control system collapses in aquariums.
- Practice
Dinoflagellates in the aquarium — identification and treatment
Species identification with a microscope, two treatment strategies (swimmer vs. sand dinos), UV sizing, silicate treatment, Ostreopsis safety warning and relapse risk.
- Deep dive
Iron and dinoflagellates
Why the absolute level of iron is a misleading starting point for managing dinoflagellates — the competition model, biological mechanism and practical steps.