Thompson C JrVanderzant CRay SMJ Food Sci Vol 41, no 3, pp 725-727 19762010-02-152010-02-151976http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/23149725-727Taxonomic distribution and V. parahaemolyticus count of 36 samples of zooplankton and 4 samples of phytoplankton are presented. In nearly all samples, immature forms of zooplankton accounted for>50% of the zooplankton population; Nitzschia, Coscinodiscus, Navicula and Thalassiosira spp were present in each of the 4 phytoplankton samples. Mean V. parahaemolyticus counts (MPN/g) of 7,500 and 670 were detected in zooplankton and phytoplankton, respectivelyASW,USA,Texas,Galveston BayCoscinodiscusDistributionGalveston Baygeographical distributionNaviculaNitzschiaPhytoplanktonPlanktonQ1 01461 PlanktonQ1 01604 Stock assessment and managementtaxonomyTexasThalassiosiraUSAVibrioVibrio parahaemolyticusZooplanktonJournal