02008nas a2200241   4500008004100000020001400041245006100055210006100116260000800177300001200185490000700197520138000204653001801584653001701602653001101619653001001630653001301640653001801653653002001671100001901691700002201710856003401732       2008                        eng d  a1054-313900aNew phytoplankton species in the Bay of Fundy since 19950 aNew phytoplankton species in the Bay of Fundy since 1995  cJul  a759-7640 v653 aA monitoring programme was initiated in 1987 to study phytoplankton populations in the Western Isles region of the Bay of Fundy, southwest New Brunswick. Samples are collected weekly from May through October, and monthly during the remaining months, to determine phytoplankton distribution and abundance at Brandy Cove, Lime Kiln Bay, Deadmans Harbour, the Wolves Islands, and mid-Passamaquoddy Bay. Since the programme was initiated, several previously absent or non-indigenous species have been found, suggesting that new species may have been introduced to the area. In order to establish a baseline for species indigenous to Bay of Fundy waters, we have taken a conservative approach and termed species reported for the first time in the Bay of Fundy system since 1995 as "new" species. New species include the following: (dinoflagellates) Alexandrium pseudogonyaulax, Amphidinium carterae, A. sphenoides, Ceratium macroceros, Polykrikos schwartzii, Preperidinium meunieri, Protoperidinium crassipes, and Pyrocystis lunata; (diatoms) Attheya septentrionalis, Attheya longicornis, Chaetoceros radicans, Cylindrotheca gracilis, Grammatophora serpentina, Lithodesmium undulatum, Mediopyxis helysia, Membraneis challengeri, Neodenticula seminae, Odontella sinensis, Proboscia eumorpha, Pseudo-nitzschia subpacifica, Pseudo-nitzschia fraudulenta, and Thalassiosira punctigera.10aballast water10abay of fundy10ablooms10acoast10acurrents10aphytoplankton10awater movements1 aMartin, J., L.1 aLeGresley, M., M.  u<Go to ISI>://000257136300009