HABs taxon details
basis of record
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2024). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Description Cells single or in very short filaments, not enveloped in a sheath of mucilage, almost spherical, ovoid or cylindrical, longest immediately before division; cell wall firm, apparently a thin mucous coat; contents finely granular, uniform, blue-green. Propagation by transverse division of the cells.1.7-4.5 x more or less 1.5 μm.
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Harmful effect A bloom in a pond in Malmö, Sweden killed hundreds of waterfowl. During the bloom 86 µg/l microcystins was measured (Cronberg et al. 2003) [details]
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