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Blue green algae/cyanobacteria
Microcystis aeruginosa
45.5015, -122.661
Field Notes
Description:
Tiny cocci in loosely spherical/globular arrangement. Colonies extremely mucoid, buoyant and bright green. 400x.
Habitat:
Willamette River shore in an urban area during a very dry period when the water table was low, resulting in an algal bloom that originated in the Ross Island Lagoon and was spread by the current.
Notes:
I wore gloves and goggles, as this species can potentially produce toxins. Local scientists identified the species, otherwise I would have had no idea.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 27, 2014
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