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IN NATURE of September 22, 1934, there is a communication from Mr. T. John Hart describing the occurrence of a red water-bloom caused by Meso-dinium in South African seas. It may be of interest to record an occurrence of blood-red water at Nanaimo, British Columbia, during the week of April 28, 1933. The water in a channel immediately north of the harbour was coloured crimson red in great patches. Examination of a sample of the water revealed a pure culture of a ciliate, identified by Mr. G. H. Wailes as Mesodinium rubrum, Lohmann.
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CLEMENS, W. Red Water-Bloom in British Columbia Waters. Nature 135, 473 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/135473b0
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