Argopecten purpuratus

PTXs have been observed in shellfish from both coasts of North America (M. A. Quilliam, personal communication), and one of the sources on the east coast has been identified as D. acuminata (Quilliam et al. 2003). PTX-2 and its seco acids have recently been detected in scallops (Argopecten purpuratus) and clams Venus antiqua) from Chile (A. Lopez and B.A. Suarez-lsla, personal communication). 

Troncoso, L., Galleguillos, R. and Larrain, A. (2000) Effects of copper on the fitness of the Chilean scallop Argopecten purpuratus (Mollusca Bivalvia). Hydrobiologia, 420, 185-189. 

RIQUELME C E, JORQUERA M A, ROJAS A I, AVENDANO R E and REYES N (2001) Addition of inhibitor-producing bacteria to mass cultures of Argopecten purpuratus larvae (Lamarck, 1819), Aquaculture, 192,111-119. 

Lopez-Rivera, A., O Callaghan, K., Moriarty, M., O Driscoll, D., Hamilton, B., Lehane, M., James, K. and Furey, A. (2010) First evidence of azaspiracids (AZAs) A family of lipophilic polyether marine toxins in scallops Argopecten purpuratus) and mussels (Mytilus chilensis) collected in two regions of Chile. Toxicon, 55, 692-701. 

RIQUELME, C., ARAYA, R., VERGARA, N., ROJAS, A., GUAITA, M. CANDIA, M. (1997) Potential probiotic strains in the culture of the Chilean scallop Argopecten purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819). Aquaculture, 154,17-26. 

JORQUERA M A, RiQUELME c E, LOYOLA L A and MUNOZ L F (1999), Production of bactericidal substances by a marine Vibrio isolated from cultures of the scallop Argopecten purpuratus. Aquaculture International, 7,433-448. 

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