A Quick Guide to the Common Cyanobacteriaof New England |
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Genus Groups |
Photo Example |
Associated (known) Toxins |
Reported Taste & Odor Issues |
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1 | Anabaena/Anabaenopsis | ![]() |
anatoxin-a, microcystins | "earthy, grassy, nasturium, musty" | |
2 | Aphanizomenon | ![]() |
neosaxitoxin, microcystins | "earthy, grassy, nasturium, musty, sweet" | |
3 | Aphanocapsa/Aphanothece | ![]() |
microcystins | "earthy and musty" | |
4 | Coelosphaerium | ![]() |
microcystins | "earthy and musty" | |
5 | Gloeocapsa/Chroococcus | ![]() |
microcystins | "grassy and sweet" | |
6 | Gloeotrichia | ![]() |
microcystins | "grassy and sweet" | |
7 | Lyngbya/Phormidium | ![]() |
anatoxin, microcystins | "earthy" | |
8 | Merismopedia | ![]() |
microcystins | "earthy and musty" | |
9 | Microcystis | ![]() |
microcystins | "grassy and sweet" | |
10 | Nostoc | ![]() |
BMAA, microcystins | "musty, septic" | |
11 | Oscillatoria/Planktothrix | ![]() |
microcystins | "earthy, grassy, musty and spicy" | |
12 | Woronichinia | ![]() |
anatoxin, microcystins | "earthy and musty" |