Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1999
Publication Title
Virginia Journal of Science
Volume
50
Issue
4
Pages
287-298
Abstract
Results of an extensive 1998 monitoring program for the presence of Pfiesteria-like organisms (PLO) in Virginia estuaries indicate these dinoflagellates are widely distributed in both the water column, and as cysts in the sediment, however Pfiesteria piscicida was not detected at this time. The highest concentrations of PLO were in estuaries along the Virginia shore line of the Potomac River, and in western Chesapeake Bay estuaries from the Little Wicomico River to the Rappahannock River. The most common PLO included Cryptoperidiniopsis sp. and Gymnodinium galatheanum. The lowest PLO concentrations were at ocean side locations. PLO were also present throughout the water column at stations in the lower Chesapeake Bay, being most abundant in waters above the pycnocline.
Original Publication Citation
Marshall, H.G., Seaborn, D., & Wolny, J. (1999). Monitoring results for Pfiesteria piscicida and Pfiesteria-like organisms from Virginia waters in 1998. Virginia Journal of Science, 50(4), 287-298.
Repository Citation
Marshall, Harold G.; Seaborn, David W.; and Wolny, Jennifer, "Monitoring Results for Pfiesteria piscidida and Pfiesteria-like Organisms from Virginia Waters in 1998" (1999). Biological Sciences Faculty Publications. 89.
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