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Fischerella (Mastigocladus) (Cyanophyceae)

Fischerella (Mastigocladus) sp.

Fischerella (Mastigocladus) sp.

Fischerella sp.
Photograph by Sam Rushforth and Jack Donaldson, Brigham Young University

Fischerella (Mastigocladus) sp. from White Creek, Wyoming USA
Image by Scott Miller, University of Montana

Fischerella (Mastigocladus) sp.
Image by Scott Miller, University of Montana

Fischerella from a hot spring, India
Modified from Roy et al. (2014).

Roy, S., S. Bhattacharya, M. Debnath and S. Ray 2014. Diversity of cyanobacterial flora of Bakreswar geothermal spring, West Bengal, India-II. Algological Studies, PrePub,
© E. Schweizerbart’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart, Germany;

DOI: 10.1127/1864-1318/2014/0178

Fischerella sp. from Kezar Lake, Maine USA

An extensive swath of roughly spherical colonies formed a nubbly, dense monoculture 'carpet' on the nearshore sediments. Specimen collected by Roberta Hill, Invasive Aquatic Species Program Director, Lake Stewards of Maine. Photograph by Prof. Jim Haney, University of New Hampshire USA

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