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Blue-green Algae
Cyanophyta
Oscillatoria spp.

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Cyanosite - Purdue University

O. agardhii, O. limnetica, O. prolifica, O. rubescens, O. splendida, O. subbrwis, O. tenuis, O. acutissima, O. amoena, O. amphibia, O. anguina, O. angusta, O. angustissima, O. articulata, O. bornetii, O. chalybea, O. curviceps, O. formosa, O. granulata, O. hamelii, O. lacustris, O. limnea, O. minima, O. nigra, O. ornata, O. princeps, O. sancta, O. subbrevis, O. terebriformis

Taxonomy and Scientific Profile: Cyanodb

Profile: unbranched filaments with a thin sheath. Cells short (wider than long)

Scientific Profile: Biological Sciences, University of Paisley - Biodiversity Reference - Oscillatoria Vaucher

Some species/strains may produce toxins (anatoxins, microcystins, aplysiatoxins, and lipopolysaccharides)

D - O. minima is a dominant component of the spring phytoplankton assemblage of Lake Superior. O. tenuis is a dominant component of the spring phytoplankton assemblage of Lake Huron.

Oscillatoria spp.

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