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Table 1.

Maximum levels of HAB-associated toxins in cephalopods.

Toxin	Species	Maximum levels found	Tissue/Organ	Reference
DA	Octopus vulgaris	166.2 μg DA g⁻¹	Digestive gland	[40]
	Eledone moschata	127 μg DA g⁻¹	Digestive gland	[41]
	Eledone cirrhosa	18.8 μg DA g⁻¹	Digestive gland	[41]
	Sepia officinalis	241.7 μg DA g⁻¹	Digestive gland	[42]
	Doryteuthis opalescens	0.37 μg DA g⁻¹	Stomach	[43]
	Dosidicus gigas	0.23 μg DA g⁻¹	Digestive gland	[44]
STXs	Octopus vulgaris	35 μg STX equivalents g⁻¹	Digestive gland	[45]
	Dosidicus gigas	4.83 μg STX equivalents g⁻¹	Digestive gland	[44]
	Octopus (Abdopus) sp. 5	2.46 μg STX equivalents g⁻¹	Arms	[46]
PlTX	Octopod (species unknown)	971 μg/kg OVTX-a and 115 μg/kg PlTX	Unspecified	[47]