ABSTRACT

Although toxic marine fishes, paralytic shellfish poisoning, diarrhetic shellfish poisoning, brevitoxic (neurotoxic) shellfish poisoning, and amnesic shellfish poisoning probably ac­ count for the bulk of the foodbome intoxications caused by marine organisms, there are a variety of other toxic marine organisms capable of causing severe oral intoxications and even fatalities. This chapter deals with some of these lesser-known marine biotoxications. The topics discussed have been arranged phylogenetically.