Coelosphaerium kuetzingianum Nägeli, (a cyanobacterium)


20 Feb 1999 at OSGR: SU56 in Berks, England

Record Summaryon surface of water forming streaky algal bloom
Found as
Date20 February 1999
Habitat featurepond surface
OS grid refOSGR: SU56
Lat/Lon51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W
Vice CountyBerks, VC no: 22
CountryEngland

Notes:

Floating algal bloom forming strands on the surface.

Cells: 4.5-5/3-4µm.

Colonies hollow, often compound or with an opening.

Mucilage not visible, even under phase contrast, but strings of mucilage abundant on slide.

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