SoundHAB: Akashiwo in QMH

[Vera Trainer]

Karlista
Yes, it is a mixotrophic organism (feeds by ingestion, also by
photosynthesis).  This is a versatile little bugger.  There is a good
summary of what is known on wikipedia, see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akashiwo_sanguinea

I don't have the answers to all your questions.  Not sure when it will die
off - your guess is as good as anyone's - but colder water temps and rainy
weather should guarantee its demise.

Take care, Vera

On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 10:43 AM, Karlista Rickerson <karlista at mindspring.com
> wrote:

> There is another bloom of this critter and our PSP count went from <38
> last week to 51 on the 5th.
> I counted 2 Alexandrium on week before.
> Count on the 5th in WW was 280,000 c/l and in 10 X 466000 c/l ( and I
> counted to samples just to make sure - and cleaned the slide carefully
> between.)
> Doe the Akashiwo eat everything else?
> Has this count been seen before in QMH?
> Any idea of what it takes for it to survive this long or what happens when
> it dies off or when it will die off?
> Karlista?
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Vera L. Trainer, Ph.D.
Supervisory Oceanographer
Marine Biotoxins Program
NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center
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