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Pond Scum

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Field Notes

Description:

Bright green growth with bubbles

Habitat:

Shallow run-off at Lake Hodges

Notes:

Aka string, hair, or moss

Reference Links:

Pond Algae

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Comments (8)
SarahWhitt
Ah-ha! "Called string, hair, moss, or scum. The appearance on top of the water looks like a mat of various green colors and at times like a witches brew kind of boiling. Below the surface it looks like string or hair, even like sheets of cotton." http://www.whatpond.com/pond-building/problempond/pond-algae/ It IS hair or string algae!! :)
CindyBinghamKeiser
Similar for sure but I'm not confident yet. Thank you for looking into it! :)
SarahWhitt
hmmmmm....not sooooo sure now, Cindy!! Am still searching :)
SarahWhitt
Here's the site I saw the "hair algae" on: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lxn271/157249722/ See what you think...
CindyBinghamKeiser
Hi Sarah, I don't recall seeing "hair" although it looked stringy underneath in the water. I'll upload a cropped image of it.
SarahWhitt
Hi Cindy...I found something similar. Hair Algae has the bubbles (though larger than the ones in your photo)... Do you know if your spotting had a "hairy" substance to it?

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PublishedJanuary 18, 2012

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