DATE 21 February 2006.
Second Canterbury river found to contain Didymo.
Didymo has been found in the Ahuriri River in Canterbury, Biosecurity New Zealand announced today.
A sample taken by the Department of Conservation on Friday was this morning confirmed as being Didymo.
The sample was from a small colony of Didymo interspersed with native algae, rather than large blooms of the invasive
algae. The find brings the number of rivers known to be affected to 10.
ENDS
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