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Aphanocapsa (Cyanophyceae)

Aphanocapsa sp.

Aphanocapsa sp. from Bigsby Lake, Essex County, NY USA
(43o50'12.73"N, 73o54'21.07"W, elevation 477 m)
(x200)
Aphanocapsa colonies comprised >95% of plankton (20 micron mesh net)

Aphanocapsa sp. from Bigsby Lake, Essex County, NY USA
(43o50'12.73"N, 73o54'21.07"W, elevation 477 m)
(x200)

Aphanocapsa sp. from Bigsby Lake, Essex County, NY USA
(43o50'12.73"N, 73o54'21.07"W, elevation 477 m)
(x400)

Aphanocapsa sp. from Bigsby Lake, Essex County, NY USA
(43o50'12.73"N, 73o54'21.07"W, elevation 477 m)
(x400)

Aphanocapsa sp. proliferating in a sample from Lake Attitash, MA USA (42^o50'56.04"N, 70^o58'58.50"W, elevation 29 m) collected on 9 June 2010 and kept in lab (ambient light and temperature) until 27 July 2010. Bright blue-green cells of this sort were not apparent in the original lake sample.

Aphanocapsa elachista from Ardnave Loch, Isle of Islay, Scotland
Photograph by John Kinross posted online

Aphanocapsa sp.
Photograph by Jason Oyadomari, University of Michigan USA posted online

Aphanocapsa sp. from Toolik Lake, AK USA
Photograph by Michele Bahr and David Patterson posted online

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