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gloeocapsa

gloeocapsa

gloeocapsa

 

Genus: Gloeocapsa | Cyanobacteria

Species in photographs and illustration: Gloeocapsa alpicola

Order: Chroococcales

Family: Noctuoidea

nodularia

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Description: Colonies are usually spherical. In addition to aquatic environments, can commonly be found on wet stony surfaces or tree bark. Cells and colonies are surrounded by gelatinous sheaths that can be brightly colored. Gloeocapsa alpicola have colorless sheaths.

Cell Size: .7-6um

Synonym: Gloeocpasa atrata

 

 

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