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Pfiesteria
''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 large fish kills in the 1980s and 1990s on the coast of North Carolina and in tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay. In reaction to the toxic outbreaks, six states along the US east coast have initiated a monitoring program to allow for rapid response in the case of new outbreaks and to better understand the factors involved in ''Pfiesteria'' toxicity and outbreaks. New molecular detection methods have revealed that ''Pfiesteria'' has a worldwide distribution.
==Discovery and naming==
''Pfiesteria'' was discovered in 1988 by North Carolina State University researchers JoAnn Burkholder and Ed Noga. The genus was named after Lois Ann Pfiester (1936–1992), a biologist who did much of the early research on dinoflagellates: "“The new family and genus are named in honor of the late Dr. Lois A. Pfiester, a pioneer in describing and unravelling the sexual life cycles of freshwater dinoflagellates and who unselfishly shared her knowledge, expertise, and enthusiasm with all who asked for assistance.”.〔Steidinger, K.A., Burkholder, J.M., Glasgow H.B.Jr., Hobbs, C.W., Garrett, J.K., Truby, E.W., Noga, E.J. and Smith, S.A. 1996. Pfiesteria piscicida gen. et sp. nov. (Pfiesteriaceae fam. nov.), a new toxic dinoflagellate with a complex life cycle and behavior. J. Phycol. 32, 157-164.〕 An in-depth story of the discovery can be found in ''And the Waters Turned to Blood'' (1998) by Rodney Barker.
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