Red Tide
http://novascotia.ca/museum/poison/?section=species&id=126

Ray Whitley, Marian Zinck, Nova Scotia Museum

This Nova Scotia museum informational web page represents the Red Tide section of an online collection about poisonous plants. The page reviews several microscopic marine algae that are notoriously poisonous to humans, featuring links to images and descriptions of each. The page also discusses a typical poisoning scenario and briefly reviews the pathology and toxicology of these toxins.

This resource is referenced here:

• Using Data in the Classroom:Datasheets: Exploring Mote Marine Laboratory Oceanography Data in the Classroom

Subject: Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biology:Microbiology, Microbiology:Microbiology and Health
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: High School (9-12), Graduate/Professional, Middle (6-8), General Public, Informal
Ocean Environments: Surface Waters, Coastal and Estuarine
Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:EcologyKeywords: Alexandrium, Dinophysis, Pseudo-nitzschia multiseries, Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning, Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning, Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning, domoic acid