Aphanizomenon flos-aquae

Aphanizomenon flos-aquae
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Cyanobacteriota
Class: Cyanophyceae
Order: Nostocales
Family: Aphanizomenonaceae
Genus: Aphanizomenon
Species:
A. flos-aquae
Binomial name
Aphanizomenon flos-aquae
(L.) Ralfs ex Bornet & Flahault, 1888
Synonyms
  • "Byssus flos-aquae" Linnaeus 1753[1]
    • "Limnochlide flos-aquae" (L.) Kützing 1843

Aphanizomenon flos-aquae is a colonial species of cyanobacteria with both toxic and non-toxic[2][3] strains found in brackish and freshwater environments globally, including the Baltic Sea and the Great Lakes.

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  2. ^ Park, Hae-Kyung; Kwon, Mi-Ae; Lee, Hae-Jin; Oh, Jonghee; Lee, Su-Heon; Kim, In-Soo (August 2018). "Molecular Verification of Bloom-forming Aphanizomenon flos-aquae and Their Secondary Metabolites in the Nakdong River". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15 (8): 1739. doi:10.3390/ijerph15081739. PMC 6121560. PMID 30104548.
  3. ^ Aparicio Medrano, E.; Uittenbogaard, R.E.; van de Wiel, B.J.H.; Dionisio Pires, L.M.; Clercx, H.J.H. (December 2016). "An alternative explanation for cyanobacterial scum formation and persistence by oxygenic photosynthesis". Harmful Algae. 60: 27–35. Bibcode:2016HAlga..60...27A. doi:10.1016/j.hal.2016.10.002. PMID 28073560.