2022
Manini E., Baldrighi E., Ricci F., Grilli F., Giovannelli D., Intoccia M., Casabianca S., Capellacci S., Marinchel N., Penna P., Moro F., Campanelli A., Cordone A., Correggia M., Bastoni D., Bolognini L., Marini M., Penna A. 2022. Assessment of spatio-temporal variability of faecal pollution along coastal waters during and after rainfall events. Water 14, 502.
Ricci F., Capellacci S., Campanelli A., Grilli F., Marini M., Penna A. 2022. Long-term dynamics of annual and seasonal physical and biogeochemical properties: Role of minor river discharges in the North-western Adriatic coast. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 272, 107902.
Baldrighi E., Muzlovic P., Annibaldi A., Penna A., Manini E., Rosetti E., Esposito Renzoni E., Grilli F., Giacomini G., Kristovic I., Duracic I., Krzelj M., Ordulj M., Bućan M., Penna P., Spada V., Bilic J., Susmel S., Marini M. 2022. ADSWIM and WATERCARE projects meet kids and youth: the challenge of bring the world of the research to school to merge Research, Education and Communication. Water 14, 1843.
2021
Casabianca S., Capellacci S., Ricci F., Scardi M., Penna A. 2021. Phytoplankton RNA/DNA and 18S rRNA/rDNA ratios in a coastal marine ecosystem. Journal of Plankton Research 43(3): 367–379.
Ferrarin C., Penna P., Penna A., Spada V., Ricci F., Bili´c J., Krzelj M., Ordulj M., Šikoronja M., Ðuraˇcic I., Iagnemma L., Bu´can M., Baldrighi E., Grilli F., Moro F., Casabianca S., Bolognini L., Marini M.2021. Modelling the Quality of Bathing Waters in the Adriatic Sea. Water: 13, 1525.
Penna P., Baldrighi E., Betti M., Bolognini L., Campanelli A., Capellacci S., Casabianca S., Ferrarin C., Giuliani G., Grilli F., Intoccia M., Manini E., Moro F., Penna A., Ricci F., Marini M. 2021. Water quality integrated system: a strategic approach to improve bathing water management. Journal of Environmental Management 295, 113099.
Abdennadher M., Bellaaj Zouari A., Medhioub W., Penna A., Hamza A. 2021. Characterization of Coolia spp. (Gonyaucales, Dinophyceae) from Southern Tunisia: first record of Coolia malayensis in the Mediterranean Sea. Algae: 36, 175-193.
Women in Biogeography. 2021. Editorial. Journal of Biogeography.
Casabianca S., Bellingeri A., Capellacci S., Sbrana, A., Russo T., Corsi I., Penna A. 2021. Ecological implications beyond the ecotoxicity of plastic debris on marine phytoplankton assemblage structure and functioning. Environmental Pollution 290, 118101.
2020
Casabianca S., Capellacci S., Penna A., Cangiotti M., Fattori A., Corsi I., Ottaviani F., Carloni R. Physical interactions between marine phytoplankton and PET plastics in seawater. Chemosphere, 238: 124560.
Casabianca S., Capellacci S., Ricci F., Andreoni F., Russo T., Scardi M., Penna A. 2020. Structure and environmental drivers of phytoplanktonic resting stage assemblages in the Central Mediterranean Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series 639: 73-89.
Bellingeri A., Casabianca S., Capellacci S., Faleri C., Paccagnini E., Lupetti P., Koelmans A., Penna A., Corsi I. 2020. Impact of polystyrene nanoparticles on marine diatom Skeletonema marinoi chain assemblage and consequences on their ecological role in marine ecosystems. Environmental Pollution 262: 114268.
Grilli F., Accoroni S., Acri F., Bernardi Aubry F., Bergami C., Cabrini M., Campanelli A., Giani M., Guicciardi S., Marini M., Neri F., Penna A., Penna P., Pugnetti A., Ravaioli M., Riminucci F., Ricci F., Totti C., Viaroli P., Cozzi S. 2020. Seasonal and Interannual Trends of Oceanographic Parameters over 40 Years in the Northern Adriatic Sea in Relation to Nutrient Loadings Using the EMODnet Chemistry Data Portal. Water 12: 2280.
Arapov J., Bužančić M., Penna A., Casabianca S., Capellacci S., Andreoni F., Skejić S., Bakrač A., Straka M., Mandić J., Ninčević Gladan Z. 2020. High proliferation of Pseudo-nitzschia cf. arenysensis in the Adriatic Sea: ecological and morphological characterisation. Mediterranean Marine Sciences 21: 759-774.
2019
1. Dell’Aversano C., Tartaglione L., Polito G., Dean K., Giacobbe M.G., Casabianca S., Capellacci S., Penna A., Turner A.D. 2020. First detection of tetrodotoxin and high levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins in shellfish from Sicily (Italy) by three different analytical methods. Chemosphere 215: 881-892.
2. Casabianca, Capellacci S., Giacobbe M.G., Dell’Aversano C., Tartaglione L., Varriale F., Narizzano R., Risso F., Moretto P., Dagnino A., Bertolotto R., Barbone E., Ungaro N., Penna A. 2019. Plastic-associated harmful microalgal assemblages in marine environment. Environmental Pollution, 244: 617-626.
3. Valbi E., Ricci F., Capellacci S., Casabianca S., Scardi M., Penna A. A model predicting the PSP toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium minutum occurrence in the coastal waters of the NW Adriatic Sea. Scientific Reports, 9: 4166.
4. Ninčević Gladan Z.., Arapov J., Casabianca S., Penna A., Honsell G., Brovedani V., Pelin M., Tartaglione L., Sosa S., Dell’Aversano C., Tubaro A., Žuljević A., Grbec B., Čavar M., Bužančić M., Bakrač A., Skejić S. 2019. Massive Occurrence of the Harmful Benthic Dinoflagellate Ostreopsis ovata in the Eastern Adriatic Sea. Toxins 11, 300.
2018
1. Vassalli M., Penna A., Sbrana F., Casabianca S., Gjeci N., Capellacci S., Asnaghi V., Ottaviani E., Giussani V., Pugliese L., Jauzein C., Lemée R., Hachani M.A., Turki S., Acaf L., Abboud-Abi M., Fricke A., Mangialajo L., Bertolotto R., Totti C., Accoroni S., Berdalet E., Vila M., Chiantore M.C. Intercalibration of counting methods for Ostreopsis blooms in the Mediterranean Sea. Ecological Indicators 85: 1092-1100.
2. Casabianca S., Penna A., Capellacci S., Cangiotti M., Ottaviani F. 2018. Silicification process in diatom algae using different silicon chemical sources: colloidal silicic acid interactions at cell surface. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 161: 620-627.
3. Perini F., Bastianini M., Capellacci S., Pugliese L., DiPoi E., Cabrini M., Buratti S., Marini M., Penna A. Molecular methods for cost-efficient monitoring of HAB (harmful algal bloom) dinoflagellate resting cysts. Marine Pollution Bulletin (in press)
2017
1. Casabianca S., Cornetti L., Capellacci S., Vernesi C., Penna A. 2017. Genome complexity of harmful microalgae. Harmful Algae 63: 7-12.
2. Abdennadher, M., Zouari A., Sahnoun, W., Alverca E., Penna A., Hamza A. 2017. Ostreopsis cf. ovata in the Gulf of Gabès (south-eastern Mediterranean Sea): morphological, molecular and ecological characterization. Harmful Algae 63: 56-67.
3. Penna A., Casabianca S., Guerra A. F., Vernesi C., Scardi M. 2017. Analysis of phytoplankton assemblage structure in the Mediterranean Sea based on high-throughput sequencing of partial 18S rRNA sequences. Marine Genomics 36: 49-55.
4. Berdalet, E., Tester P.A., Chinain M., Fraga S., Lemée R., Litaker W., Penna A., Usup G., Vila M., Zingone A. 2017. Harmful algal blooms in benthic systems: Recent progress and future research. Oceanography 30 (1): 36–45, https://doi.org/10.5670/ oceanog.2017.108.
5. Pugliese L., Casabianca S., Perini F., Andreoni F., Penna A. A high resolution melting method for the molecular identification of the potentially toxic diatom Pseudo-nitzschia spp. in the Mediterranean Sea. Scientific Reports 7: 4259. DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-04245-z
6. Tartaglione L., Dello Iacovo E., Mazzeo A., Casabianca S., Ciminiello P., Penna A., Dell’Aversano C. 2017. Variability in toxin profiles of the Mediterranean Ostreopsis ovata and in structural features of the produced ovatoxins. Environmental Sciences and Technology 51: 13920-13928.
2016
1. Ricci F., Cenciarini R., Lorenzi A., Famiglini G., Pierini E., Cappiello A., Penna A. Maltooligosaccharides in the northernwestern Adriatic Sea. Chemistry and Ecology 32: 88-102. doi.org/10.1080/02757540.2015.1118066
2. Tartaglione L., Mazzeo A., Dell’Aversano C., Forino M., Giussani V., Capellacci S., Penna A., Asnaghi V., Faimali M., Chiantore M.C., Yasumoto T., Ciminiello P. Chemical, molecular, and eco-toxicological investigation of Ostreopsis sp. from Cyprus Island: structural insights into four new ovatoxins by LC-HRMS/MS. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 408: 915-932, DOI 10.1007/s00216-015-9183-3.
3. Stacca D., Satta C., Casabianca S., Penna A., Padedda B., Sechi N., Lugliè A. 2016. Identification of Chattonella (Raphidophyceae) species in long-term phytoplankton samples from Santa Giusta Lagoon, Italy. Scientia Marina 80: 17-25.
4. Giussani V., Costa E., Pecorini D., Berdalet E., De Giampaulis G., Gentile M., Fuentes V., Vila M., Penna A., Chiantore M.C., Garaventa F., Lavorano S., Faimali M. 2016. Effect of the harmful dinoflagellate Ostreopsis cf. ovata on different life cycle stages ofthe common moon jellyfish Aurelia sp. Harmful Algae 57: 49-58.
5. Accoroni S., Romagnoli T., Penna A., Capellacci S., Ciminiello P., Dell’Aversano C., Tartaglione L., Abboud–Abi Saab M., Giussani V., Asnaghi V., Chiantore M., Totti C. Ostreopsis fatturussoi sp. nov. (Dinophyceae), a new benthic toxic Ostreopsis species from the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Phycology 52: 1064-1084
6. Bastianini M., Totti C., Penna A., De Lazzari A., Montresor M. Dinoflagellate cysts production in the north-western Adriatic Sea. Mediterranean Marine Sci.ence 17/3: 751-767.
2015 year
1. Giussani V., Sbrana F., Asnaghi V., Vassalli M., Faimali M., Casabianca S., Penna A., Ciminiello P., Dell’Aversano C., Tartaglione L., Mazzeo A., Chiantore M.C. 2015. Active role of the mucilage in the toxicity mechanism of the harmful benthic dinoflagellate Ostreopsis cf. ovata. Harmful Algae 44: 46-53.
2. Kopf et al. 2015. The Ocean Sampling Day consortium. GigaScience 4: 27.
3. Penna A., Perini F., Dell’Aversano C., Capellacci S., Tartaglione L., Giacobbe M.G., Casabianca S., Fraga S., Ciminiello P., Scardi M. 2015. The sxt gene and paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins as markers for the monitoring of toxic Alexandrium species blooms. Environ. Sci. Technol. 49: 14230−14238. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b03298.
2014
1. Casabianca S., Perini F., Casabianca A., Battocchi C., Giussani V., Chiantore M.C., Penna A. 2014. Monitoring toxic Ostreopsis cf. ovata in recreational waters using a qPCR based assay. Mar. Poll. Bull. 88: 102−109.
2. Ciminiello P., Dell’Aversano C., Dello Iacovo E., Fattorusso E., Forino M., Tartaglione L., Benedettini G., Onorari M., Serena F., Battocchi C., Casabianca S., Penna A. 2014. First Finding of Ostreopsis cf. ovata Toxins in Marine Aerosols. Environ. Sci. Technol. 48: 3532-3540.
3. Perini F., Galluzzi L., Dell’Aversano C., Dello Iacovo E., Tartaglione L., Ricci F., Forino M., Ciminiello P., Penna A. 2014. Sxt Gene Expression and Toxin Production in the Mediterranean Alexandrium minutum (Dinophyceae). Mar. Drugs 12 : 5258-5276.
4. Ricci F., Penna N., Capellacci S., Penna A. 2014. Potential environmental precursors influencing mucilage formation in the northern Adriatic Sea. Chem. Ecol. 30, 364-375
5. Fani F., Nuccio C., Lazzara L., Massi L., Battocchi C., Penna A. 2014. Fibrocapsa japonica(Raphidophyceae) occurrence and ecological features within the phytoplankton assemblage of a cyclonic eddy offshore the Eastern Alboran Sea. Med. Mar. Sci. 15: 250-262.
6. Satta C.T., Padedda B.M., Stacca D., Simeone S., De Falco G., Penna A., Capellacci S., Pulina S., Perilli A., Sechi N., Lugliè A. 2014. Assessment of harmful algal species using different approaches: the case study of the Sardinian coasts. Adv. Ocean. Limn. 5: 60-78.
7.Bertozzini E., Galluzzi L., Penna A., Magnani M. 2014. Enhancing neutral lipid content in Skeletonema marinoi through multiple phase growth in a bench photobioreactor. Algal Res. 5: 32-36.
8.Penna A., Battocchi C., Capellacci S., Fraga S., Aligizaki K., Lemée R., Vernesi C. 2014. Mitochondrial, but not rDNA, genes fail to discriminate dinoflagellate species in the genus Ostreopsis. Harmful Algae 40: 40-50.
2013
1. Casabianca S., Casabianca A., Riobò P., Franco J.M., Vila M., Penna A. 2013. Quantification of the Toxic Dinoflagellate Ostreopsis spp. by qPCR Assay in Marine Aerosol. Environ. Sci. Technol. 47: 3788−3795.
2. Penna A., Casabianca S., Perini F., Bastianini M., Riccardi E., Pigozzi S., Scardi M. 2013. Toxic Pseudo-nitzschia spp. in the northwestern Adriatic Sea: characterization of species composition by genetic and molecular quantitative analyses. J. Plank. Res. 35: 352-366.
3. Ciminiello P., Dell’aversano C., Dello Iacovo E., Fattorusso E., Forino M., Tartaglione L., Yasumoto T., Battocchi C., Giacobbe M.G., Amorin A., Penna A. 2013. Investigation of toxin profile of Mediterranean and Atlantic strains of Ostreopsis cf. siamensis (Dinophyceae) by Liquid Chromatography-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry. Harmful Algae 23: 19-27.
4. Meli M.A., Desideri D., Penna A., Penna N., Ricci F., Roselli C. 2012. 210Po and 210Pb concentration in environmental samples of the central Adriatic Sea (Italy). Int. J. Environ. Res. 7: 51-60.
5. Sampedro N., Franco J. M., Zapata M., Riobó P., Garcés E., Penna A., Caillaud A., Diogène J., Cacho E., Camp J. 2013. The toxicity and intraspecific variability of Alexandrium andersonii Balech. Harmful Algae 25: 26-38.
6. Honsell G., Bonifacio A., De Bortoli M., Penna A., Battocchi C., Ciminiello P., Dell’Aversano C., Fattorusso E., Sosa S., Yasumoto T., Tubaro A. 2013. New Insights on Cytological and Metabolic Features of Ostreopsis cf. ovata Fukuyo (Dinophyceae): a Multidisciplinary Approach. Plos One 8: e57291.
7. Capellacci S., Battocchi C., Casabianca S., Giovine M., Bavestrello G., Penna A. 2013. Bioavailability of different chemical forms of dissolved silica can affect marine diatom growth. Mar. Ecol. 34: 103-111.
8. Penna A., Galluzzi L. 2013. The quantitative real time PCR applications in the monitoring of marine harmful algal bloom (HAB) species. Environ. Sci. Poll. Res. DOI 10.1007/s11356-012-1377-z (in press).
9. Fani F., Nuccio C., Lazzara L., Massi L., Battocchi C., Penna A. 2013. Fibrocapsa japonica (Raphidophyceae) occurrence and ecological features within the phytoplankton assemblage of a cyclonic eddy offshore the Eastern Alboran Sea. Med. Mar. Sci. (in press).
10. Bertozzini E., Galluzzi L., Ricci F., Penna A., Magnani M. 2013. Neutral lipid content and biomass production in Skeletonema marinoi (Bacillariophyceae) culture in response to nitrate limitation. Appl. Biochem. Biotech. (in press) DOI 10.1007/s12010-013-0290-3.
2012
1. Casabianca S., Penna A., Pecchioli E., Jordi A., Basterretxea G., Vernesi C.. 2012. Population genetic structure and connectivity of the harmful dinoflagellate Alexandrium minutum in the Mediterranean Sea. Proc. R. Soc. B, 279: 129–138.
2. Parsons M. L., Aligizaki K., Dechraoui Bottein M.-Y., Fraga S., Morton S. L., Penna A., Rhodes L. 2012. Gambierdiscus and Ostreopsis: reassessment of the state of knowledge of their taxonomy, geography, ecophysiology, and toxicology. Harmful Algae, 14: 107 – 129.
3. Bravo I., Vila M., Casabianca S., Rodriguez F., Rial P., Riobó P., Penna A. 2012. Life cycle stages of the benthic palytoxin-producing dinoflagellate Ostreopsis cf. ovata (Dinophyceae). Harmful Algae, 18: 24-34.
4. Ciminiello P., Dell’Aversano C., Dello Iacovo E., Fattorusso E., Forino M., Tartaglione L., Crinelli R., Carloni E., Magnani M., Battocchi C., Penna A. 2012. The unique toxin profile of a Mediterranean Ostreopsis cf. ovata strain. HR LC-MSn characterization of ovatoxin-f, a new palytoxin congener. Chem. Res. Toxicol., 25: 1243-1252.
5. Kremp A., Godhe A., Egardt J., Dupont S., Suikkanen S., Casabianca S., Penna A. 2012. Effects of increased temperature and pCO2 on bloom-forming phytoplankton: response variability at strain, population and taxon level. Ecology and Evolution 2: 1195-1207.
6. Crinelli R., Carloni E., Giacomini E., Penna A., Dominici S., Battocchi C., Ciminiello P., Dell’Aversano C., Fattorusso E., M., Forino M., Tartaglione L., Magnani M. 2012. Palytoxin and an Ostreopsis Toxin Extract increase the levels of mRNAs encoding inflammation-related proteins in human macrophages via p38 MAPK and NF-kB. PlosOne 7: e38139.
7. Penna A., Fraga S., Battocchi C., Casabianca S., Perini F., Capellacci S., Casabinaca A., Riobò P., Giacobbe M.G., Totti C., Accoroni S., Vila M., René A., Scardi M., Aligizaki K., Nguyen-Ngoc L., Vernesi C. 2012. Genetic diversity of the genus Ostreopsis Schmidt: phylogeographical considerations and molecular methodology applications for field detection in the Mediterranean Sea. Cryptogamie, Algologie 33: 153-163.
8. Vila M., Arin L., Battocchi C., Bravo I., Fraga S., Penna A., Reñé A., Riobó P., Rodriguez F., Montserrat Sala M., Camp J., de Torres M., Franco J.M. 2012. Management of Ostreopsis blooms in recreational waters along the Catalan coast (NW Mediterranean Sea): cooperation between a research project and a monitoring program. Cryptogamie, Algologie 33: 143-152.
9. Accoroni S., Colombo F., Pichierri S., Romagnoli T., Marini M., Battocchi C., Penna A., Totti C. 2012. Ecology of Ostreopsis cf. ovata blooms in the northwestern Adriatic Sea. Cryptogamie, Algologie 33: 191-198.
10. Bertolino M., Calcinai B., Capellacci S., Cerrano C., Lafratta A., Pansini M., Penna A., Bavestrello G. 2012. Posidonia oceanica meadows as sponge spicule traps. Italian Journal of Zoology 79: 231-238.
2011
1. Galluzzi L., Cegna A., Casabianca S., Penna A., Saunders N., Magnani M. 2011. Development of an oligonucleotide microarray for the detection and monitoring of marine dinoflagellates. J. Microbiol Meth., 84: 234-242.
2. Perini F., Casabianca A., Battocchi C., Accoroni S., Totti C., Penna A. 2011. New Approach Using the Real-Time PCR Method for Estimation of the Toxic Marine Dinoflagellate Ostreopsis cf. ovata in Marine Environment. Plos One, 6: e17699.
3. Sampedro N., Fraga S., Penna A., Casabianca S., Zapata M., Fuentes Grünewald C., Riobó P., Camp J. 2011. Barrufeta bravensis gen. nov. sp. nov. (Dinophyceae): a new bloom-forming species from the NW Mediterranean Sea. J. Phycol., 47: 375-392.
4. Bertozzini E., Galluzzi L., Penna A., Magnani M. 2011. Application of the standard addition method for the absolute quantification of neutral lipids in microalgae using Nile red. J. Microbiol. Meth., 87: 17-23.
5. Accoroni S., Romagnoli T., Colombo F., Pennesi C., Di Camillo C.G., Marini M., Battocchi C., Ciminiello P., Dell’Aversano C., Dello Iacovo E., Fattorusso E., Tartaglione L., Penna A., Totti C. 2011. Ostreopsis cf. ovata bloom in the northern Adriatic Sea during summer 2009: ecology, molecular characterization and toxin profile. Mar. Poll. Bull., 62: 2512-2519.
6. Honsell G., De Bortoli M., Boscolo S., Dell’Aversano C., Battocchi C., Fontanive G., Penna A., Berti F., Sosa S., Yasumoto T., Ciminiello P., Poli M., Tubaro A. 2011. The harmful dinoflagellate Ostreopsis cf. ovata Fukuyo: detection of ovatoxins in field samples and cell immunolocalization using anti-palytoxin antibodies. Environ. Sci. Technol., 45: 7051-7059.
2010
1. Penna A., Fraga S., Battocchi C., Casabianca S., Riobò P., Giacobbe M.G., Vernesi C. 2010. A phylogeography study of the toxic benthic genus Ostreopsis Schmidt. Journal of Biogeography 37: 830–841.
2. Battocchi C., Totti, C., Vila,M., Masò M., Capellacci S., Accoroni S., Renè A., Scardi M., Penna A. 2010. Monitoring toxic microalga Ostreopsis (Dinoflagellate) species in coastal waters of the Mediterranean Sea using molecular PCR-based assay combined with light microscopy. Marine Pollution Bullettin 60: 1074–1084.
3. Galluzzi L., Bertozzini E., Penna A., Perini F., Garcés E., Magnani M. 2010. Analysis of rRNA gene content in the Mediterranean dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella and A. taylori: implications for the quantitative real-time PCR based monitoring methods. Journal of Applied Phycology 22: 1-9.
4. Penna A., Battocchi C., Garcés E., Anglès S., Cucchiari E., Totti C., Kremp A., Satta C., Giacobbe M.G., Bravo I., Bastianini M. 2010. Detection of microalgal resting cysts in European coastal sediments using a PCR-based assay. Deep Sea Research II 57: 288–300.
5. Cucchiari E., Pistocchi R., Pezzolesi L., Penna A., Battocchi C., Cerino F., Totti C. 2010. Resting cysts of Fibrocapsa japonica (Raphidophyceae) from coastal sediments of the northern Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). Harmful Algae 10: 81-87.
6. Bennouna A., El Attar J., Abouabdellah R., Palma S., Penna A., Moita T. 2010. First records of Ostreopsis cf. siamensis in Moroccan Atlantic upwelling waters. Harmful Algae News 42: 1-3.
7. Amorin A., Veloso V., Penna A. 2010. First detection of Ostreopsis cf. siamensis in Portuguese coastal waters. Harmful Algae News 42: 6-7.
8. Satta C., Pulina S., Padedda M., Penna A., Sechi N., Lugliè A. 2010. Water discoloration events caused by the harmful dinoflagellate Alexandrium taylorii Balech in a new beach of the Western Mediterranean Sea (Platamona beach, North Sardinia). Advances of Oceanography and Lymnology 1: 259-269