TABLE 1.
Embayment and site ID | No. of Cochlodinium cysts cm−3 | PCR tested | % identity | BLASTn hit | GenBank accession no. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shinnecock Bay | |||||
S1 | 0 | ||||
S4 | 24 | ||||
S5 | 147 | ||||
S6 | 101 | ||||
S7 | 24 | ||||
S11 | 9 | ||||
S23 | 68 | ||||
S24 | 7 | ||||
S26 | 44 | ||||
Old Fort Pond | |||||
S27 | 26 | ||||
S29.1 | 50 | ||||
S29.2 | 36 | X | 97 | C. polykrikoides | AB295048 |
S30 | 66 | X | 98 | C. polykrikoides | AB295048 |
Tiana Bay | |||||
T1 | 17 | ||||
T6 | 95 | ||||
Northport Bay | |||||
N2 | 54 | ||||
N18 | 78 | X | 99 | C. polykrikoides | AB295048 |
Select samples were confirmed via PCR, and positive PCR products were sequenced. Sequence similarity of positive products to existing sequences deposited in NCBI were determined using BLASTn.