Harmful Algal Information System: Event US-16-025

General Information

Event name:	US-16-025
Country:	UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:	Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected:	No
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:	No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:	Yes (VIMS HAB Monitoring Program)
Event occurred before in this location:	Yes
Individuals to contact:	REECE, kimberly

Location:	Latitude: 37.459167, Longitude:
General location information:	York River, Sarah\'s Creek, Chesapeake Bay HAB Area code(s): US-10
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	Start: 2016-07-20, End: 2016-07-25
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Additional date-related information:	first seen July 20, 2016; last seen July 25

Causative organism known:	No
Causative Species/Genus:	Chattonella globosa (435,000,000 cells/L) reclassified to Vicicitus globosus. range from 7,700,000 to 435,000,000 during bloom
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:	Gyrodinium instriatum Freudenthal et Lee 1963 (23,000 cells/L)
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
Additional bloom information:	Chattonella subsalsa, Chloromorum toxicum, Scrippsiella trochoidea were also co-occurring
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Bloom location in the water column:

Surface

Growth:

In situ

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Additional Environmental information:

Shallow creek

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Kit used: No

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Created at 06:01 on 23 Mar 2017