Home / Cyanobacteria / Filaments / Unbranched / Untapered / No_heterocysts / no_visible_sheath / Arthrospira / Images

Arthrospira (Cyanophyceae)

Arthrospira fusiformis, image revised from UTEX culture colection #2720

Image of Arthrospira or Spirulina powder posted at homeherbs.co.uk

Image of Arthrospira or Spirulina tablets posted at homeherbs.co.uk

Labeled as Spirulina powder.

Labeled as Spirulina powder and tablets

Crosswalls are distinct
Modified from an advertisement for Spirulina

Image modified from Donald Bryant's Project Hydrogen site at Penn State University. UTEX#2342
Crosswalls are evident.

Image modified from Donald Bryant's Project Hydrogen site at Penn State University. Crosswalls are evident, defining it as Arthrospira (not Spirulina)..

Spirulina sp. (Arthrospira sp.?) powder canned

Spirulina sp. (Arthrospira sp.?) as powder, capsules, and biscuits!

Historically Spirulina (Arthrospira) has been harvested and packaged from Klamath Lake. Likely it is still the main cyanobacterium in this product.

Another two products advertising "Blue Green Algae" that are likely to contain Spirulina (Arthrospira) as the dominants.

Phycocyanin extract from Spirulina (Arthrospira) sp.
Posted at ediblegoddess.com

Spirulina (= Arthrospira) as an ingredient in more 'health food' products
Modified from photographs posted online

Home / Cyanobacteria / Filaments / Unbranched / Untapered / No_heterocysts / no_visible_sheath / Arthrospira / Images