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Blue-green Algae
Cyanophyta
Plectonema spp.

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Plectonema carneum, Plectonema nostocorum, Plectonema notatum, Plectonema purpureum, Plectonema tenue, Plectonema wollei

Taxonomy and Scientific Profile: Cyanodb

Profile: sparse false branching (at points where filaments break but sheath doesn't). No heterocysts.

Like nearly all blue-green algae, this genus may produce lipopolysaccharides capable of causing skin irritation and gastrointestinal distress.

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