Micrographs of Cyanobacteria

Images of cyanobacteria under magnification for general identification purposes. They are not intended to be used for specific algal identification and are not indicated for recommendations of treatment or other control methods. Natural coloration may be altered by preservation or optics.

Ammatoidea normannii — Ammatoidea normannii

Anabaena — Anabaena sp.

Anabaenopsis circularis — Anabaenopsis circularis

Anabaenopsis cunningtonii — Anabaenopsis cunningtonii

Anabaenopsis elenkii — Anabaenopsis elenkii

Anagnostidinema — Anagnostidinema sp.

Anathece clathrata — Anathece clathrata

Anathece clathrata — Anathece clathrata

Aphanizomenon flos aquae — Aphanizomenon flos-aquae

Aphanizomenon flos aquae — Aphanizomenon flos-aquae

Aphanizomenon gracile — Aphanizomenon gracile

Aphanizomenon gracile — Aphanizomenon gracile

Aphanizomenon klebahnii — Aphanizomenon cf. klebahnii

Aphanizomenon skujae — Aphanizomenon skujae

Aphanocapsa conferta — Aphanocapsa conferta

Aphanocapsa delicatissma — Aphanocapsa delicatissma

Aphanocapsa holsatica — Aphanocapsa holsatica

Aphanocapsa incerta — Aphanocapsa incerta

Aphanocapsa parasitica — Aphanocapsa parasitica

Aphanocapsa planctonica — Aphanocapsa planctonica

Aphanothece elabens — Aphanothece elabens

Aphanothece stagnina — Aphanothece stagnina

Aphanothece variabilis — Aphanothece variabilis

Arthrospira jenneri — Arthrospira jenneri

Borzia — Borzia sp.

Calothrix — Calothrix sp.

Chamaesiphon — Chamaesiphon sp.

Chroococcus dispersus — Chroococcus dispersus

Chroococcus distans — Chroococcus distans

Chroococcus limneticus — Chroococcus limneticus

Chroococcus mipitanensis — Chroococcus mipitanensis

Chroococcus occidentalis — Chroococcus occidentalis

Chroococcus prescottii — Chroococcus prescottii

Chroococcus schizodermaticus — Chroococcus schizodermaticus

Chroococcus turgidus — Chroococcus turgidus

Chrysosporum ovalisporum — Chrysosporum ovalisporum

Coelodesmium — Coelodesmium sp.

Coelodesmium — Coelodesmium sp.

Coelomoron pusillum — Coelomoron pusillum Lester

Coelosphaerium — Coelosphaerium sp.

Cronbergia — Cronbergia sp.

Cronbergia — Cronbergia sp.

Cuspidothrix issatschenkoi — Cuspidothrix issatschenkoi

Cyanocatena — Cyanocatena sp.

Cyanocystis — Cyanocystis sp.

Cyanodictyon imperfectum — Cyanodictyon imperfectum

Cyanodictyon planctonicum — Cyanodictyon planctonicum

Cyanogranis ferruginea — Cyanogranis ferruginea

Cyanogranis libera — Cyanogranis libera

Cyanothece — Cyanothece sp.

Cylindrospermum licheniforme — Cylindrospermum licheniforme

D. lemmermannii akinetes — D. lemmermannii akinetes

Dactylococcopsis irregularis — Dactylococcopsis irregularis

Dichothrix — Dichothrix sp.

Dolichospermum circinale — Dolichospermum circinale

Dolichospermum crassum — Dolichospermum crassum

Dolichospermum flos aquae — Dolichospermum flos-aquae

Dolichospermum fuscum — Dolichospermum fuscum

Dolichospermum lemmermannii — Dolichospermum lemmermannii

Dolichospermum macrosporum — Dolichospermum macrosporum

Dolichospermum mendotae — Dolichospermum mendotae

Dolichospermum planctonicum — Dolichospermum planctonicum

Dolichospermum smithii — Dolichospermum smithii

Eucapsis parallelepipedon — Eucapsis parallelepipedon

Geitlerinema splendidum — Geitlerinema splendidum

Glaucospira laxissima — Glaucospira laxissima

Gloeocapsa — Gloeocapsa sp.

Gloeocapsopsis — Gloeocapsopsis sp.

Gloeothece membranacea — Gloeothece membranacea

Gloeothece opalothecata — Gloeothece cf. opalothecata

Gloeotrichia echinulata — Gloeotrichia echinulata

Gloeotrichia natans — Gloeotrichia natans

Gomphosphaeria aponina — Gomphosphaeria cf. aponina

Gomphosphaeria semen vitis — Gomphosphaeria semen-vitis

Hapalosiphon — Hapalosiphon sp.

Heteroleibleinia — Heteroleibleinia sp.

Homoeothrix apical — Homoeothrix sp. (apical end)

Homoeothrix basal — Homoeothrix sp. (basal end)

Hydrococcus — Hydrococcus sp.

Jaaginema — Jaaginema sp.

Johannesbaptistia pellucida — Johannesbaptistia pellucida

Johanseninema constrictum — Johanseninema constrictum

Kamptonema formosum — Kamptonema formosum

Komvophoron apiculatum — Komvophoron cf. apiculatum

Komvophoron rostrum — Komvophoron rostrum

Leibleinia epiphytica — Leibleinia epiphytica

Lemmermanniella — Lemmermanniella sp.

Leptolyngbya — Leptolyngbya sp.

Limnoraphis birgei — Limnoraphis birgei

Limnospira fusiformis — Limnospira fusiformis

Limnospira maxima — Limnospira maxima

Limnothrix redekei — Limnothrix redekei

Lyngbya major — Lyngbya cf. major

Merismopedia elegans — Merismopedia elegans

Merismopedia glauca — Merismopedia glauca

Merismopedia minutissima — Merismopedia minutissima

Merismopedia punctata — Merismopedia punctata

Merismopedia tenuissima — Merismopedia tenuissima

Merismopedia trolleri — Merismopedia trolleri

Microchaete sp. — Microchaete sp.

Microcoleus autumnalis — Microcoleus autumnalis

Microcoleus lacustris — Microcoleus lacustris

Microcystis aeruginosa — Microcystis aeruginosa

Microcystis botrys — Microcystis botrys

Microcystis panniformis — Microcystis panniformis

Microcystis virdis — Microcystis virdis

Microcystis wesenbergii — Microcystis wesenbergii

Microseira wollei — Microseira wollei

Microseira wollei — Microseira wollei

Nodularia spumigena — Nodularia spumigena

Nostoc — Nostoc sp.

Nostoc commune — Nostoc commune

Nostochopsis lobata — Nostochopsis lobata

Oscillatoria curviceps — Oscillatoria curviceps

Oscillatoria limosa — Oscillatoria limosa

Oscillatoria princeps — Oscillatoria princeps

Oscillatoria subbrevis — Oscillatoria cf. subbrevis

Oscillatoria tenuis — Oscillatoria tenuis

Phormidium favosum — Phormidium favosum

Phormidium cf retzii — Phormidium cf. retzii

Phormidium tergestinum — Phormidium tergestinum

Planktolyngbya contorta — Planktolyngbya contorta

Planktolyngbya limnetica — Planktolyngbya limnetica

Planktothricoides raciborskii — Planktothricoides raciborskii

Planktothrix agardhii — Planktothrix agardhii

Planktothrix isothrix — Planktothrix isothrix

Plectonema — Plectonema sp.

Pseudanabaena limnetica — Pseudanabaena limnetica

Pseudanabaena papillaterminata — Pseudanabaena papillaterminata

Raphidiopsis raciborskii — Raphidiopsis raciborskii

Raphidiopsis raciborskii coiled — Raphidiopsis raciborskii coiled

Raphidiopsis raciborskii coiled — Raphidiopsis raciborskii coiled

Raphidiopsis raciborskii undulate — Raphidiopsis raciborskii undulate

Radiocystis geminata — Radiocystis geminata

Raphidiopsis raciborskii — Raphidiopsis raciborskii

Reptodigitus chapmanii — Reptodigitus chapmanii

Rhabdoderma lineare — Rhabdoderma lineare

Rhabdogloea — Rhabdogloea sp.

Romeria elegans — Romeria elegans

Schizothrix — Schizothrix sp.

Scytonema sp. — Scytonema sp.

Scytonema sp. — Scytonema sp.

Snowella lacustris — Snowella lacustris

Snowella litoralis — Snowella litoralis

Sphaerospermopsis aphanizomenoides — Sphaerospermopsis aphanizomenoides

Sphaerospermopsis eucompacta — Sphaerospermopsis eucompacta

Spirulina meneghiniana — Spirulina meneghiniana

Spirulina subsalsa — Spirulina subsalsa

Spirulina tenerrima — Spirulina cf. tenerrima

Stichosiphon regularis — Stichosiphon regularis

Stigonema — Stigonema sp.

Stigonema — Stigonema sp.

Synechococcus sp. — Synechococcus sp.

Synechocystis sp. — Synechocystis sp.

Tapinothrix sp. — Tapinothrix sp.

Tolypothrix sp. — Tolypothrix sp.

Tolypothrix tenuis — Tolypothrix tenuis

Trichodesmium sp. — Trichodesmium sp.

Trichormus sp. — Trichormus sp.

Wollea ambigua — Wollea ambigua

Woronichinia naegeliana — Woronichinia naegeliana

Xenococcus sp.