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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2026

The perfect storm in a coastal pond: duckweed, botulism, bird mortalities, and recurrent blooms of Euglena sanguinea.

Francisco Rodríguez, Begoña Ben-Gigirey, Pablo Caballero, Jose Luis Garrido, Lucía Viñas, Pilar Riobó, María García-Portela

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Francisco RodríguezCentro Nacional Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC), Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo, 36390, Vigo, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6918-4771
Begoña Ben-GigireyCentro Nacional Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC), Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo, 36390, Vigo, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8164-5801
Pablo CaballeroServicio de Patrimonio Natural de Pontevedra (Consellería de Medio Ambiente E Cambio Climático-Xunta de Galicia), 36003, Pontevedra, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2541-7684
Jose Luis GarridoInstituto de Investigacións Mariñas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IIM-CSIC), 36208, Vigo, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8773-1866
Lucía ViñasCentro Nacional Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC), Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo, 36390, Vigo, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3816-5359
Pilar RiobóInstituto de Investigacións Mariñas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IIM-CSIC), 36208, Vigo, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1921-6229
María García-PortelaCentro Nacional Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC), Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo, 36390, Vigo, Spain. maria.garcia@ieo.csic.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1696-0578

Funding

Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación EQC2021-007156-PMinisterio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades PTA2021-020052-IXunta de Galicia GPC-VGOHAB IN607B 2023/11
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In summer 2024, a freshwater coastal pond in northwest Spain (A Congorza, Cangas) experienced its first massive mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) mortalities, repeated in 2025. The pond is covered by Lemna minor and develops a red scum during summer. Molecular, pigment, and morphological analyses allowed identification of Euglena sanguinea as the responsible species for the latter. Water, tissues, and maggots from dead specimens were analyzed to assess physico-chemical characteristics, plankton composition, clinical signs, and toxins in order to explain these mortalities. Poor water quality parameters were determined during summer 2025 with suboxic dissolved oxygen (1.5-5.2 mg L⁻

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BotulismDucksEuglenaPondsAnimalsEnvironmental MonitoringEutrophicationSpainWater Pollutants, ChemicalWater Pollutants, ChemicalA CongorzaAnas platyrhynchosAvian botulismEuglena sanguineaEuglenophycinEutrophicationLemna minorOrganic pollutants

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PMCPMC13190810

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