Didymosphenia confirmed in near Esquel, Argentina
Posted in fly fishing patagonia on May 18th, 2010
Troubling news: the invasive algae known as Didymo has been found in the Rio Espolon and Rio FutaleufĂș in Chile. “USGS FORT ecologist Sarah Spaulding confirmed the identification of the diatom Didymosphenia geminata (“Didymo”) as forming extensive blooms in Chilean rivers near Esquel, Argentina. The bloom was reported on Rio Espolon and Rio FutaleufĂș, for [...]
