Pfiesteria piscicida is a dinoflagellate species of the genus Pfiesteria that some researchers claim was responsible for many harmful algal blooms in the 1980s and 1990s on the coast of North …

Although many dinoflagellates are plant-like and obtain energy by photosynthesis, others, including Pfiesteria, are more animal-like and acquire some or all of their energy by eating …

Dec 22, 2020 · The Pfiesteria issue spurred the rapid development and adoption of molecular techniques for detection, quantification and monitoring of HAB species. Pfiesteria piscicida , …

Pfiesteria piscicida to be identified. • Pfiesteria piscicida and Pfiesteria-like species are thought to exist naturally in most estuaries along the Gulf and East Coast of the U.S., as far north as …

Pfiesteria is a genus of heterotrophic dinoflagellates that has been associated with harmful algal blooms and fish kills. Pfiesteria complex organisms (PCOs) were claimed to be responsible for …

Apr 20, 1998 · RECENT ADDITION to the HAB lexicon is Pfiesteria piscicida, a dinoflagellate that was identified just seven years ago. The mature stage, shown here, resembles an amoeba.

The toxic dinoflagellate Pfiesteria piscicida has caused concern recently. This organism is found in estuaries and has caused fish kills in the Chesapeake Bay. Pfiesteria piscicida may harm …

Pfiesteria piscicida (P. piscicida) is a microscopic alga that lives in estuaries—where freshwater streams or rivers mix with and salt water—along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Researchers at …

Oct 11, 2002 · Ever since it was blamed for massive fish kills in estuaries in the eastern United States a decade ago, a tiny one-celled organism known as Pfiesteria piscicida has fascinated …

Oct 1, 2001 · We describe the two species of the toxic Pfiesteria complex to date (Pfiesteria piscicida and Pfiesteria shumwayae), their complex life cycles, and the characteristics required …