Great Lakes Water Life Photo Gallery
Blue-green Algae
Cyanophyta
Nostoc spp.

Ohio University

Additional Photos:
Michigan Tech

Nostoc caeruleum, Nostoc carneum, Nostoc comminutum, Nostoc commune, Nostoc ellipsosporum, Nostoc linckia, Nostoc microscopicum, Nostoc muscorum, Nostoc paludosum, Nostoc pruniforme, Nostoc punctiforme, Nostoc sphaericum, Nostoc spongiaeforme, Nostoc verrucosum

Taxonomy and Scientific Profile: Cyanodb

Profile: filaments tangled in a gelatinous mass bounded by a firm tegument.

Some species/strains may produce toxins (microcystins and lipopolysaccharides)