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DIVISION
Cyanobacteria
CLASS
Cyanophyceae
ORDER
Chroococcales
FAMILY
Microcystaceae
GENUS
Microcystis
SPECIES
Microcystis ichthyoblabe, Kützing , 1843
IMAGES
Synonyms
  • Granularia ichthyoblabe: G.Kunze (1823)
  • Diplocystis ichthyoblabe: G.Kunze , Trevisan (1848)
Morphological Characteristics

Colonies more or less irregular-spherical, usually composed of small groups of cells cells grouped together (subcolonies), embedded in wide, fine, homogeneous, colourless, diffluent gelatinous envelopes, sometimes joined together; in old stages the subcolonies disintegrate into homogeneous and amorphous mass of cells, in which sometimes remain small groups of aggregated cells. Cells spherical.
 

 

Morphological Data
Distinctive morphometric characters
  • Cell Diameter: from 2 to 3.2 µm
Distribution

Commonly in temperate zones, in eutrophic waters, up to northern regions.

Distribution:  Australia and New Zealand: Queensland (Bostock & Holland 2010).

 

Notes

Can form water blooms.

Toxicity:

Toxic.

Resistence Stages:

Toxic.

References

Review of the European Microcystis- morphospecies (Cyanoprokaryotes) from nature, Czech Phycology, Olomouc, 2, Komarek J., Komarkova J., 2002, 1-24

Checklist of Baltic Sea Phytoplankton Species. Baltic Sea Environment Proceedings No. 95, Helsinki Commission Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission, Hällfors G., 2004,

Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa / Freshwater Flora of Central Europe. 19/1. Cyanoprokaryota. 1. Teil/Part 1: Chroococcales., Spektrum Akademischer Verlag., Komarek J., Anagnostidis K., 2008, 548

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Shape Type
simple
Shape Unit
Colony
Cod:
1 - Sphere
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