The Indian River Lagoon (IRL) spans approximately one-third of the east coast of Florida and, in recent years, has faced frequent harmful algal blooms (HABs). Blooms of the potentially toxic diatom, Pseudo-nitzschia, occur throughout the lagoon and were reported primarily from the northern IRL. The goal of this study was to identify species of Pseudo-nitzschia and characterize their bloom dynamics in the southern IRL system where monitoring has been less frequent. Surface water samples collected from five locations between October 2018 and May 2020 had Pseudo-nitzschia spp. present in 87% of samples at cell concentrations up to 1.9×10 cells mL. Concurrent environmental data showed Pseudo-nitzschia spp. were associated with relatively high salinity waters and cool temperatures. Six species of Pseudo-nitzschia were isolated, cultured, and characterized through 18S Sanger sequencing and scanning electron microscopy. All isolates demonstrated toxicity and domoic acid (DA) was present in 47% of surface water samples. We report the first known occurrence of P. micropora and P. fraudulenta in the IRL, and the first known DA production from P. micropora.
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