Using high quality PHOTOGRAPHS of BLUE-GREEN ALGAE, this atlas of CYANOBACTERIA endeavors to illustrate the diversity of CYANOBACTERIA (BLUE-GREEN ALGAE) in New England.
The ILLUSTRATIONS include IMAGES of HAB (harmful algal blooms) such as APHANIZOMENON, MICROCYSTIS, PLANKTOTHRIX, WORONICHINIA, GLOEOTRICHIA, DOLICHOSPERMUM, MERISMOPEDIA, ANABAENA, ARTHROSPIRA, SPIRULINA, and other plankton in our waters. There are also PHOTOS of commonly encountered CHROOCOCCUS, GLOEOCAPSA, MICROCOLEUS, NOSTOC, OSCILLATORIA, PHORMIDIUM, SCYTONEMA, STIGONEMA, TOLYPOTHRIX which may aid in the identification of these organisms.
Another purpose of this searchable collection of cyanobacteria is to illustrate some of the complexities in IDENTIFYING these enigmatic organisms. The IMAGES show the blue-green algae in their “normal” textbook forms but also in their aberrations and how they routinely morph into other “species” when the conditions of their environment are less than ideal.
Genus | Species | Order | Family | |
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Aphanothece | nidulans | Chroococcales | Aphanothecaceae | |
Aphanothece | saxicola | Chroococcales | Aphanothecaceae | |
Aphanothece | stagnina | Chroococcales | Aphanothecaceae | |
Gloeothece | fusco-lutea | Chroococcales | Aphanothecaceae | |
Gloeothece | rupestris | Chroococcales | Aphanothecaceae | |
Chroococcus | giganteus | Chroococcales | Chroococcaceae | |
Chroococcus | tenax | Chroococcales | Chroococcaceae | |
Chroococcus | turgidus | Chroococcales | Chroococcaceae | |
Gloeocapsa | atrata | Chroococcales | Chroococcaceae | |
Gloeocapsa | biformis | Chroococcales | Chroococcaceae | |
Gloeocapsa | kuetzingiana | Chroococcales | Chroococcaceae | |
Gloeocapsa | rupestris | Chroococcales | Chroococcaceae | |
Gloeocapsopsis | pleurocapsoides | Chroococcales | Chroococcaceae | |
Gomphosphaeria | aponina | Chroococcales | Gomphosphaeriaceae | |
Microcystis | viridis | Chroococcales | Microcystaceae | |
Godlewskia | polonicus | Chroococcales | Stichosiphonaceae | |
Stichosiphon | willei | Chroococcales | Stichosiphonaceae | |
Aphanizomenon | flos-aquae | Nostocales | Aphanozomenonaceae | |
Cylindrospermopsis | raciborskii | Nostocales | Aphanozomenonaceae | |
Dolichospermum | circinale | Nostocales | Aphanozomenonaceae | |
Dolichospermum | crassum | Nostocales | Aphanozomenonaceae | |
Dolichospermum | ellipsoides | Nostocales | Aphanozomenonaceae | |
Dolichospermum | flos-aquae | Nostocales | Aphanozomenonaceae | |
Dolichospermum | lemmermannii | Nostocales | Aphanozomenonaceae | |
Dolichospermum | Nostocales | Aphanozomenonaceae | ||
Dolichospermum | planctonicum | Nostocales | Aphanozomenonaceae | |
Dolichospermum | spiroides | Nostocales | Aphanozomenonaceae | |
Nodularia | Nostocales | Aphanozomenonaceae | ||
Raphidiopsis | Nostocales | Aphanozomenonaceae | ||
Capsosira | brebissonii | Nostocales | Capsosiraceae | |
Gloeotrichia | echinulata | Nostocales | Gloeotrichiaceae | |
Gloeotrichia | natans | Nostocales | Gloeotrichiaceae | |
Gloeotrichia | pisum | Nostocales | Gloeotrichiaceae | |
Fischerella | muscicola | Nostocales | Hapalosiphonaceae | |
Hapalosiphon | hibernicus | Nostocales | Hapalosiphonaceae | |
Hapalosiphon | pumilus | Nostocales | Hapalosiphonaceae | |
Anabaena | cylindrica | Nostocales | Nostocaceae | |
Anabaena | echinospora | Nostocales | Nostocaceae | |
Anabaena | oscillarioides | Nostocales | Nostocaceae | |
Cylindrospermum | stagnale | Nostocales | Nostocaceae | |
Desmonostoc | muscorum | Nostocales | Nostocaceae | |
Nostoc | carneum | Nostocales | Nostocaceae | |
Nostoc | commune | Nostocales | Nostocaceae | |
Nostoc | kihlmanii | Nostocales | Nostocaceae | |
Nostoc | microscopicum | Nostocales | Nostocaceae | |
Nostoc | verrucosum | Nostocales | Nostocaceae | |
Trichormus | azollae | Nostocales | Nostocaceae | |
Calothrix | confervicola | Nostocales | Rivulariaceae | |
Calothrix | fusca | Nostocales | Rivulariaceae | |
Calothrix | Nostocales | Rivulariaceae | ||
Calothrix | parietina | Nostocales | Rivulariaceae | |
Dichothrix | gypsophila | Nostocales | Rivulariaceae | |
Dichothrix | hosfordii | Nostocales | Rivulariaceae | |
Isactis | fluviatilis | Nostocales | Rivulariaceae | |
Michrochaete | tenera | Nostocales | Rivulariaceae | |
Rivularia | minutula | Nostocales | Rivulariaceae | |
Petalonema | alatum | Nostocales | Scytonemataceae | |
Petalonema | incrustans | Nostocales | Scytonemataceae | |
Scytonema | coactile | Nostocales | Scytonemataceae | |
Scytonema | crispum | Nostocales | Scytonemataceae | |
Scytonema | hofmannii | Nostocales | Scytonemataceae | |
Scytonema | javanicum | Nostocales | Scytonemataceae | |
Scytonema | mirabile | Nostocales | Scytonemataceae | |
Scytonema | myochrous | Nostocales | Scytonemataceae | |
Scytonema | ocellatum | Nostocales | Scytonemataceae | |
Scytonema | tolypothrichoides | Nostocales | Scytonemataceae | |
Scytonematopsis | crustacea | Nostocales | Scytonemataceae | |
Scytonematopsis | starmachii | Nostocales | Scytonemataceae | |
Stigonema | informe | Nostocales | Stigonemataceae | |
Stigonema | mamillosum | Nostocales | Stigonemataceae | |
Stigonema | minutum | Nostocales | Stigonemataceae | |
Stigonema | ocellatum | Nostocales | Stigonemataceae | |
Stigonema | turfaceum | Nostocales | Stigonemataceae | |
Coleodesmium | floccosum | Nostocales | Tolypothrichaceae | |
Coleodesmium | wrangelii | Nostocales | Tolypothrichaceae | |
Hassallia | byssoidea | Nostocales | Tolypothrichaceae | |
Rexia | erecta | Nostocales | Tolypothrichaceae | |
Tolypothrix | calcarata | Nostocales | Tolypothrichaceae | |
Tolypothrix | distorta | Nostocales | Tolypothrichaceae | |
Tolypothrix | lanata | Nostocales | Tolypothrichaceae | |
Borzia | trilocularis | Oscillatoriales | Borziaceae | |
Coleofasciculus | chthonoplastes | Oscillatoriales | Coleofasciculaceae | |
Geitlerinema | splendidum | Oscillatoriales | Coleofasciculaceae | |
Cyanothece | aeruginosa | Oscillatoriales | Cyanothecaceae | |
Homeothrix | juliana | Oscillatoriales | Homeotrichaceae | |
Phormidiochaete | Oscillatoriales | Homeotrichaceae | ||
Arthrospira | jenneri | Oscillatoriales | Microcoleaceae | |
Microcoleus | autumnale | Oscillatoriales | Microcoleaceae | |
Microcoleus | hollerbachianum | Oscillatoriales | Microcoleaceae | |
Microcoleus | lacustris | Oscillatoriales | Microcoleaceae | |
Microcoleus | paludosus | Oscillatoriales | Microcoleaceae | |
Microcoleus | vaginatus | Oscillatoriales | Microcoleaceae | |
Microcoleus | vulgaris | Oscillatoriales | Microcoleaceae | |
Planktothrix | agardhii | Oscillatoriales | Microcoleaceae | |
Pseudophormidium | hollerbachianum | Oscillatoriales | Microcoleaceae | |
Symploca | muscorum | Oscillatoriales | Microcoleaceae | |
Symplocastrum | muelleri | Oscillatoriales | Microcoleaceae | |
Blenothrix | Oscillatoriales | Oscillatoriaceae | ||
Limnoraphis | birgei | Oscillatoriales | Oscillatoriaceae | |
Lyngbya | aestuarii | Oscillatoriales | Oscillatoriaceae | |
Lyngbya | Oscillatoriales | Oscillatoriaceae | ||
Oscillatoria | articulata | Oscillatoriales | Oscillatoriaceae | |
Oscillatoria | curviceps | Oscillatoriales | Oscillatoriaceae | |
Oscillatoria | limosa | Oscillatoriales | Oscillatoriaceae | |
Oscillatoria | princeps | Oscillatoriales | Oscillatoriaceae | |
Oscillatoria | tenuis | Oscillatoriales | Oscillatoriaceae | |
Phormidium | irriguum | Oscillatoriales | Oscillatoriaceae | |
Phormidium | Oscillatoriales | Oscillatoriaceae | ||
Phormidium | retzii | Oscillatoriales | Oscillatoriaceae | |
Phormidium | subuliforme | Oscillatoriales | Oscillatoriaceae | |
Phormidium | uncinatum | Oscillatoriales | Oscillatoriaceae | |
Plectonema | wollei | Oscillatoriales | Oscillatoriaceae | |
Cyanocystis | hemisphaerica | Pleurocapsales | Dermocarpellaceae | |
Cyanocystis | violacea | Pleurocapsales | Dermocarpellaceae | |
Pleurocapsa | fulignosa | Pleurocapsales | Hyellaceae | |
Pleurocapsa | Pleurocapsales | Hyellaceae | ||
Spirulina | major | Spirulinales | Spirulinaceae | |
Heteroleibleinia | infixa | Synechococcales | Heteroleibleiniaceae | |
Leptolyngbya | foveolarum | Synechococcales | Leptolyngbyaceae | |
Trichocoleus | acutissimus | Synechococcales | Leptolyngbyaceae | |
Chamaesiphon | confervicolus | Synechococcales | Chamaesiphonaceae | |
Chamaesiphon | incrustans | Synechococcales | Chamaesiphonaceae | |
Cyanophanon | minus | Synechococcales | Chamaesiphonaceae | |
Cyanophanon | mirabile | Synechococcales | Chamaesiphonaceae | |
Cyanophanon | Synechococcales | Chamaesiphonaceae | ||
Geitleribactron | periphyticum | Synechococcales | Chamaesiphonaceae | |
Coelomoron | Synechococcales | Coelosphaeriaceae | ||
Snowella | litoralis | Synechococcales | Coelosphaeriaceae | |
Woronichinia | naegeliana | Synechococcales | Coelosphaeriaceae | |
Eucapsis | minor | Synechococcales | Merismopediaceae | |
Merismopedia | elegans | Synechococcales | Merismopediaceae | |
Merismopedia | glauca | Synechococcales | Merismopediaceae | |
Pannus | planus | Synechococcales | Merismopediaceae | |
Limnothrix | redekei | Synechococcales | Pseudanabaenaceae | |
Pseudanabaena | arcuata | Synechococcales | Pseudanabaenaceae | |
Pseudanabaena | catenata | Synechococcales | Pseudanabaenaceae | |
Pseudanabaena | mucicola | Synechococcales | Pseudanabaenaceae | |
Pseudanabaena | Synechococcales | Pseudanabaenaceae | ||
Dasygloea | lamyi | Synechococcales | Schizotrichaceae | |
Cyanodictyon | Synechococcales | Synechococcaceae | ||
Rhabdoderma | lineare | Synechococcales | Synechococcaceae | |
Rhabdogloea | linearis | Synechococcales | Synechococcaceae | |
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Family: | |
Ecology: | |
Taxonomy: |
Title | Order | Family | |
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Genus | Species | Order | Family | |
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Aphanothece | nidulans | Chroococcales | Aphanothecaceae | |
Aphanothece | saxicola | Chroococcales | Aphanothecaceae | |
Aphanothece | stagnina | Chroococcales | Aphanothecaceae | |
Gloeothece | fusco-lutea | Chroococcales | Aphanothecaceae | |
Gloeothece | rupestris | Chroococcales | Aphanothecaceae | |
Chroococcus | giganteus | Chroococcales | Chroococcaceae | |
Chroococcus | tenax | Chroococcales | Chroococcaceae | |
Chroococcus | turgidus | Chroococcales | Chroococcaceae | |
Gloeocapsa | atrata | Chroococcales | Chroococcaceae | |
Gloeocapsa | biformis | Chroococcales | Chroococcaceae | |
Gloeocapsa | kuetzingiana | Chroococcales | Chroococcaceae | |
Gloeocapsa | rupestris | Chroococcales | Chroococcaceae | |
Gloeocapsopsis | pleurocapsoides | Chroococcales | Chroococcaceae | |
Gomphosphaeria | aponina | Chroococcales | Gomphosphaeriaceae | |
Microcystis | viridis | Chroococcales | Microcystaceae | |
Godlewskia | polonicus | Chroococcales | Stichosiphonaceae | |
Stichosiphon | willei | Chroococcales | Stichosiphonaceae | |
Aphanizomenon | flos-aquae | Nostocales | Aphanozomenonaceae | |
Cylindrospermopsis | raciborskii | Nostocales | Aphanozomenonaceae | |
Dolichospermum | circinale | Nostocales | Aphanozomenonaceae | |
Dolichospermum | crassum | Nostocales | Aphanozomenonaceae | |
Dolichospermum | ellipsoides | Nostocales | Aphanozomenonaceae | |
Dolichospermum | flos-aquae | Nostocales | Aphanozomenonaceae | |
Dolichospermum | lemmermannii | Nostocales | Aphanozomenonaceae | |
Dolichospermum | Nostocales | Aphanozomenonaceae | ||
Dolichospermum | planctonicum | Nostocales | Aphanozomenonaceae | |
Dolichospermum | spiroides | Nostocales | Aphanozomenonaceae | |
Nodularia | Nostocales | Aphanozomenonaceae | ||
Raphidiopsis | Nostocales | Aphanozomenonaceae | ||
Capsosira | brebissonii | Nostocales | Capsosiraceae | |
Gloeotrichia | echinulata | Nostocales | Gloeotrichiaceae | |
Gloeotrichia | natans | Nostocales | Gloeotrichiaceae | |
Gloeotrichia | pisum | Nostocales | Gloeotrichiaceae | |
Fischerella | muscicola | Nostocales | Hapalosiphonaceae | |
Hapalosiphon | hibernicus | Nostocales | Hapalosiphonaceae | |
Hapalosiphon | pumilus | Nostocales | Hapalosiphonaceae | |
Anabaena | cylindrica | Nostocales | Nostocaceae | |
Anabaena | echinospora | Nostocales | Nostocaceae | |
Anabaena | oscillarioides | Nostocales | Nostocaceae | |
Cylindrospermum | stagnale | Nostocales | Nostocaceae | |
Desmonostoc | muscorum | Nostocales | Nostocaceae | |
Nostoc | carneum | Nostocales | Nostocaceae | |
Nostoc | commune | Nostocales | Nostocaceae | |
Nostoc | kihlmanii | Nostocales | Nostocaceae | |
Nostoc | microscopicum | Nostocales | Nostocaceae | |
Nostoc | verrucosum | Nostocales | Nostocaceae | |
Trichormus | azollae | Nostocales | Nostocaceae | |
Calothrix | confervicola | Nostocales | Rivulariaceae | |
Calothrix | fusca | Nostocales | Rivulariaceae | |
Calothrix | Nostocales | Rivulariaceae | ||
Calothrix | parietina | Nostocales | Rivulariaceae | |
Dichothrix | gypsophila | Nostocales | Rivulariaceae | |
Dichothrix | hosfordii | Nostocales | Rivulariaceae | |
Isactis | fluviatilis | Nostocales | Rivulariaceae | |
Michrochaete | tenera | Nostocales | Rivulariaceae | |
Rivularia | minutula | Nostocales | Rivulariaceae | |
Petalonema | alatum | Nostocales | Scytonemataceae | |
Petalonema | incrustans | Nostocales | Scytonemataceae | |
Scytonema | coactile | Nostocales | Scytonemataceae | |
Scytonema | crispum | Nostocales | Scytonemataceae | |
Scytonema | hofmannii | Nostocales | Scytonemataceae | |
Scytonema | javanicum | Nostocales | Scytonemataceae | |
Scytonema | mirabile | Nostocales | Scytonemataceae | |
Scytonema | myochrous | Nostocales | Scytonemataceae | |
Scytonema | ocellatum | Nostocales | Scytonemataceae | |
Scytonema | tolypothrichoides | Nostocales | Scytonemataceae | |
Scytonematopsis | crustacea | Nostocales | Scytonemataceae | |
Scytonematopsis | starmachii | Nostocales | Scytonemataceae | |
Stigonema | informe | Nostocales | Stigonemataceae | |
Stigonema | mamillosum | Nostocales | Stigonemataceae | |
Stigonema | minutum | Nostocales | Stigonemataceae | |
Stigonema | ocellatum | Nostocales | Stigonemataceae | |
Stigonema | turfaceum | Nostocales | Stigonemataceae | |
Coleodesmium | floccosum | Nostocales | Tolypothrichaceae | |
Coleodesmium | wrangelii | Nostocales | Tolypothrichaceae | |
Hassallia | byssoidea | Nostocales | Tolypothrichaceae | |
Rexia | erecta | Nostocales | Tolypothrichaceae | |
Tolypothrix | calcarata | Nostocales | Tolypothrichaceae | |
Tolypothrix | distorta | Nostocales | Tolypothrichaceae | |
Tolypothrix | lanata | Nostocales | Tolypothrichaceae | |
Borzia | trilocularis | Oscillatoriales | Borziaceae | |
Coleofasciculus | chthonoplastes | Oscillatoriales | Coleofasciculaceae | |
Geitlerinema | splendidum | Oscillatoriales | Coleofasciculaceae | |
Cyanothece | aeruginosa | Oscillatoriales | Cyanothecaceae | |
Homeothrix | juliana | Oscillatoriales | Homeotrichaceae | |
Phormidiochaete | Oscillatoriales | Homeotrichaceae | ||
Arthrospira | jenneri | Oscillatoriales | Microcoleaceae | |
Microcoleus | autumnale | Oscillatoriales | Microcoleaceae | |
Microcoleus | hollerbachianum | Oscillatoriales | Microcoleaceae | |
Microcoleus | lacustris | Oscillatoriales | Microcoleaceae | |
Microcoleus | paludosus | Oscillatoriales | Microcoleaceae | |
Microcoleus | vaginatus | Oscillatoriales | Microcoleaceae | |
Microcoleus | vulgaris | Oscillatoriales | Microcoleaceae | |
Planktothrix | agardhii | Oscillatoriales | Microcoleaceae | |
Pseudophormidium | hollerbachianum | Oscillatoriales | Microcoleaceae | |
Symploca | muscorum | Oscillatoriales | Microcoleaceae | |
Symplocastrum | muelleri | Oscillatoriales | Microcoleaceae | |
Blenothrix | Oscillatoriales | Oscillatoriaceae | ||
Limnoraphis | birgei | Oscillatoriales | Oscillatoriaceae | |
Lyngbya | aestuarii | Oscillatoriales | Oscillatoriaceae | |
Lyngbya | Oscillatoriales | Oscillatoriaceae | ||
Oscillatoria | articulata | Oscillatoriales | Oscillatoriaceae | |
Oscillatoria | curviceps | Oscillatoriales | Oscillatoriaceae | |
Oscillatoria | limosa | Oscillatoriales | Oscillatoriaceae | |
Oscillatoria | princeps | Oscillatoriales | Oscillatoriaceae | |
Oscillatoria | tenuis | Oscillatoriales | Oscillatoriaceae | |
Phormidium | irriguum | Oscillatoriales | Oscillatoriaceae | |
Phormidium | Oscillatoriales | Oscillatoriaceae | ||
Phormidium | retzii | Oscillatoriales | Oscillatoriaceae | |
Phormidium | subuliforme | Oscillatoriales | Oscillatoriaceae | |
Phormidium | uncinatum | Oscillatoriales | Oscillatoriaceae | |
Plectonema | wollei | Oscillatoriales | Oscillatoriaceae | |
Cyanocystis | hemisphaerica | Pleurocapsales | Dermocarpellaceae | |
Cyanocystis | violacea | Pleurocapsales | Dermocarpellaceae | |
Pleurocapsa | fulignosa | Pleurocapsales | Hyellaceae | |
Pleurocapsa | Pleurocapsales | Hyellaceae | ||
Spirulina | major | Spirulinales | Spirulinaceae | |
Heteroleibleinia | infixa | Synechococcales | Heteroleibleiniaceae | |
Leptolyngbya | foveolarum | Synechococcales | Leptolyngbyaceae | |
Trichocoleus | acutissimus | Synechococcales | Leptolyngbyaceae | |
Chamaesiphon | confervicolus | Synechococcales | Chamaesiphonaceae | |
Chamaesiphon | incrustans | Synechococcales | Chamaesiphonaceae | |
Cyanophanon | minus | Synechococcales | Chamaesiphonaceae | |
Cyanophanon | mirabile | Synechococcales | Chamaesiphonaceae | |
Cyanophanon | Synechococcales | Chamaesiphonaceae | ||
Geitleribactron | periphyticum | Synechococcales | Chamaesiphonaceae | |
Coelomoron | Synechococcales | Coelosphaeriaceae | ||
Snowella | litoralis | Synechococcales | Coelosphaeriaceae | |
Woronichinia | naegeliana | Synechococcales | Coelosphaeriaceae | |
Eucapsis | minor | Synechococcales | Merismopediaceae | |
Merismopedia | elegans | Synechococcales | Merismopediaceae | |
Merismopedia | glauca | Synechococcales | Merismopediaceae | |
Pannus | planus | Synechococcales | Merismopediaceae | |
Limnothrix | redekei | Synechococcales | Pseudanabaenaceae | |
Pseudanabaena | arcuata | Synechococcales | Pseudanabaenaceae | |
Pseudanabaena | catenata | Synechococcales | Pseudanabaenaceae | |
Pseudanabaena | mucicola | Synechococcales | Pseudanabaenaceae | |
Pseudanabaena | Synechococcales | Pseudanabaenaceae | ||
Dasygloea | lamyi | Synechococcales | Schizotrichaceae | |
Cyanodictyon | Synechococcales | Synechococcaceae | ||
Rhabdoderma | lineare | Synechococcales | Synechococcaceae | |
Rhabdogloea | linearis | Synechococcales | Synechococcaceae | |
All photos are taken from freshly collected, live specimens by Gerald Oemig (except where captioned).
I would like to thank Dr. Robin Matthews, Professor Emeritus of the Huxley College of the Environment at Western Washington University, Mr. Michael Kausch of Fordham University, and Norm Trigoboff of Ithaca NY for their help and photographic contributions to this edition of the Atlas. THANK YOU!
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I have ordered the species included according to: Komarek, J. (2014). Taxonomic classification of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacterial genera) 2014, using a polyphasic approach. Preslia 86: 295-335.
Chroococcales - Aphanothecaceae
Aphanothece stagnina A. Braun 1863 (Anacystis rupestris Drouet et Daily 1942)
Aphanothece nidulans Richter 1884
Aphanothece saxicola Nägeli 1884
Gloeothece fusco-lutea Nägeli 1849
Gloeothece rupestris Bornet 1880
Chroococcales - Chroococcaceae
Chroococcus turgidus Nägeli1849
Chroococcus giganteus W. West 1892
Chroococcus tenax (Kirchner) Hieronymus 1892
Gloeocapsa atrata Kützing 1845
Gloeocapsa rupestris Kützing 1845
Gloeocapsa biformis Ercegović 1925
Gloeocapsa kuetzingiana Nägeli 1849
Gloeocapsopsis pleurocapsoides Komárek et Anagnostidis 1986
Chroococcales-Gomphosphaeriaceae
Gomphosphaeria aponina Kützing 1836
Chroococcales - Stichosiphonaceae
Stichosiphon willei Komárek et Anagnostidis 1995
Godlewskia (was Chamaesiphon) polonicus Hansgirg 1893
Chroococcales - Microcystaceae
Microcystis viridis Lemmermann 1903
Synechococcales-Synechococcaceae
Rhabdoderma lineare Schmidle et Lauterborn 1900
Rhabdogloea linearis Komárek 1983
Cyanodictyon sp. Pascher 1914
Synechococcales-Chamaesiphonaceae
Chamaesiphon confervicolus A. Braun 1865
Chamaesiphon incrustans Grunow 1865
Cyanophanon sp. Geitler 1956
Cyanophanon minus Geitler 1966
Cyanophanon mirabile Geitler 1955
Geitleribactron periphyticum Komárek 1975
Synechococcales - Coleosphaeriaceae
Coelomoron Buell 1938
Snowella litoralis Komárek et Hindak 1988
Woronichinia naegeliana Elenkin 1933
Synechococcales - Merismopediaceae
Merismopedia glauca Kützing 1845
Merismopedia elegans A. Braun 1849
Merismopedia with Eucapsis
Eucapsis minor Elenkin 1933
Panus planus Hindak 1993
Synechococcales - Leptolyngbyaceae
Leptolyngbya cf foveolarum Anagnostidis et Komárek 1988
Trichocoleus (was Microcoleus) acutissimus Anagnostidis 2001
Synechococcales - Heteroleibleiniaceae
Hereroleibleinia cf infixa Anagnostidis et Komárek 1988
Synechococcales - Pseudanabaenaceae
Pseudanabaena sp. Lauterborn 1915
Pseudanabaena arcuata Anagnostidis et Komárek 1988
Pseudanabaena catenata Lauterborn 1915
Pseudanabaena mucicola Schwabe 1964
Limnothrix redekei Meffert 1988
Synechococcales - Schizotrichaceae
Dasygloea lamyi Senna et Komárek 1998
Spirulinales-Spirulinaceae
Spirulina major Gomont 1892
Pleurocapsales - Dermocarpellaceae
Cyanocystis cf violacea Anagnostidis et Komárek 1986
Cyanocystis cf hemisphaerica Kaas 1985
Pleurocapsales - Hyellaceae
Pleurocapsa sp. Thuret 1885
Pleurocapsa fuliginosa Hauck 1885
Oscillatoriales - Oscillatoriaceae
Oscillatoria princeps Gomont 1892
Oscillatoria limosa Gomont 1892
Oscillatoria curviceps Gomont 1892
Oscillatoria articulata Gardner 1927
Oscillatoria cf tenuis Gomont 1892
Limnoraphis (was Lyngbya) birgei Komárek et.al 2013
Lyngbya sp. Gomont 1892
Lyngbya aestuarii Gomont 1892
Plectonema wollei Gomont 1892
Blenothrix sp. Anagnostidis et Komárek 1988
Phormidium sp. Gomont 1892
Phormidium uncinatum Gomont 1892
Phormidium subuliforme Anagnostidis et Komárek 1988
Phormidium irriguum Anagnostidis et Komárek 1988
Phormidium retzii Gomont 1892
Oscillatoriales - Borziaceae
Borzia trilocularis Gomont 1892
Oscillatoriales-Cyanothecaceae
Cyanothece aeruginosa Komárek 1976
Oscillatoriales - Microcoleaceae
Planktothrix agardhii Anagnostidis et Komárek 1988
Arthrospira jenneri Gomont 1892
Microcoleus (was Phormidium) autumnale Strunecky et.al. 2013
Microcoleus (was Phormidium) cf vulgaris Strunecky et.al. 2013
Microcoleus lacustris Gomont 1892
Microcoleus paludosus Gomont 1892
Microcoleus vaginatus Gomont 1892
Symplocastrum (was Schizothrix) muelleri Anagnostidis 2001
Symploca muscorum Gomont 1892
Pseudophormidium (was Plectonema) hollerbachianum Anagnostidis 2001
Oscillatoriales - Coleofasciculaceae
Coleofasciculus (was Microcoleus) chthonoplastes M. Siegesmund et.al. 2008
Geitlerinema splendidum Anagnostidis 1989
Oscillatoriales - Homeotrichaceae
Homeothrix juliana Kirchner 1898
Phormidiochaete sp. Komárek in Anagnostidis 2001
Nostocales - Tolypothrichaceae
Hassallia byssoidea Bornet et Flahault 1888
Tolypothrix distorta Bornet et Flahault 1887
Tolypothrix lanata Bornet et Flahault 1887
Tolypothrix calcarata Schmidle 1899
Coleodesmium (was Desmonema) wrangelii Geitler 1942
Coleodesmium (was Desmonema) floccosum Geitler 1942
Rexia erecta Casamatta, Gomez et Johansen 2006
Nostocales - Scytonemataceae
Scytonema coactile Bornet et Flahault 1887
Scytonema crispum Bornet 1889
Scytonema mirabile Bornet 1889
Scytonema myochrous Bornet et Flahault 1886
Scytonema ocellatum Bornet et Flahault 1887
Scytonema hofmannii Bornet et Flahault 1887
Scytonema javanicum Bornet et Flahault 1887
Scytonema tolypothrichoides Kützing 1849
Petalonema alatum Kirchner 1898
Petalonema incrustans Komárek 2012
Scytonematopsis crustacea Kováĉik et Komárek 1988
Scytonematopsis starmachii Kováĉik et Komárek 1988
Nostocales - Rivulariaceae
Calothrix sp. Bornet et Flahault 1886
Calothrix fusca Bornet et Flahault 1886
Calothrix parietina Bornet et Flahault 1886
Calothrix confervicola Bornet et Flahault 1886
Isactis cf fluviatilis Wolle 1887
Dichothrix gypsophila Bornet et Flahault 1886
Dichothrix hosfordii Bornet 1896
Rivularia minutula Bornet et Flauhault 1886
Michrochaete tenera Bornet et Flahault 1887
Nostocales - Gloeotrichiaceae
Gloeotrichia natans Bornet et Flahault 1886
Gloeotrichia pisum Bornet et Flahault 1886
Gloeotrichia echinulata Richter 1894
Nostocales - Hapalosiphonaceae
Hapalosiphon pumilus Bornet et Flahault 1887
Hapalosiphon hibernicus W. et G.S. West 1896
Fischerella muscicola Gomont 1895
Nostocales - Capsosiraceae
Capsosira brebissonii Bornet et Flahault 1886
Nostocales - Stigonemataceae
Stigonema informe Bornet et Flahault 1886
Stigonema turfaceum Bornet et Flahault 1886
Stigonema ocellatum Bornet et Flahault 1886
Stigonema minutum Bornet et Flahault 1886
Stigonema mamillosum Bornet et Flahault 1886
Nostocales - Aphanozomenonaceae
Aphanizomenon flos-aquae Bornet et Flahault 1888
Raphidiopsis sp. Fritsch et Rich 1929
Dolichospermum (was Anabaena) Wacklin et. al. 2009
Dolichospermum (was Anabaena) circinale Wacklin et.al. 2009
Dolichospermum (was Anabaena) crassum Wacklin et.al. 2009
Dolichospermum (was Anabaena) ellipsoides Wacklin et.al. 2009
Dolichospermum (was Anabaena) flos-aquae Wacklin et.al. 2009
Dolichospermum (was Anabaena) lemmermannii Wacklin et.al. 2009
Dolichospermum (was Anabaena) planctonicum Wacklin et.al. 2009
Dolichospermum (was Anabaena) spiroides Wacklin et.al. 2009
Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii Seenayya et Subba Raju 1972
Nodularia sp. Bornet et Flahault 1888 UTEX culture
Nostocales - Nostocaceae
Desmonostoc (was Nostoc) muscorum Hrouzek et Ventura 2013
Nostoc carneum Bornet et Flahault 1888
Nostoc commune Bornet et Flahault 1888
Nostoc microscopicum Bornet et Flahault 1888
Nostoc verrucosum Bornet et Flahault 1888
Nostoc kihlmanii Lemmermann 1900
Anabaena cylindrica Lemmermann 1896
Anabaena echinospora Skuja 1926
Anabaena oscillarioides Bornet et Flahault 1888
Trichormus azollae Komárek et Anagnostidis 1989
Cylindrospermum stagnale Bornet et Flahault 1888
Common in this document has two meanings. For locations in New England (including NY), “common” is used to designate species frequently found in a variety of habitats throughout the region. Dr. Robin Matthews’ locations from WA use “common” to designate those species found at that location on multiple dates and in abundance within the sample. Also, locations from an "IWS water quality monitoring site" may be referenced in more detail at https://www.wwu.edu/iws (follow the links to Northwest Lake Monitoring).
Chroococcales - Aphanothecaceae
Aphanothece stagnina A. Braun 1863 (Anacystis rupestris Drouet et Daily 1942)
Delaney Pond, Stow MA Common.
Aphanothece nidulans Richter 1884
Delaney Pond, Stow MA Common.
Aphanothece saxicola Nägeli 1884
Entrance to East end of the Hoosac Tunnel, Zoar Rd., Florida, MA
Gloeothece fusco-lutea Nägeli 1849
Dripping calcareous rocks in the Green River Gorge, Leyden MA
Gloeothece rupestris Bornet 1880
Dripping calcareous rocks in the Green River Gorge, Leyden MA
Chroococcales - Chroococcaceae
Chroococcus turgidus Nägeli1849
Delaney Pond, Stow MA Common.
Chroococcus giganteus W. West 1892
Small pond on Barlow Mill Rd. near Boston Hollow Rd. Ashford, CT
Chroococcus tenax (Kirchner) Hieronymus 1892
Soil bank by the railroad tracks leading to the Bear River, Shelburne Falls, MA
Gloeocapsa atrata Kützing 1845
Wet rocks along a calcareous ravine, Ithaca, NY
Gloeocapsa rupestris Kützing 1845
Dripping rocks at the head of the Great Gulf Trail, near the summit of Mt. Washington in NH
Gloeocapsa biformis Ercegović 1925
Calcareous rocks in the Bolton Lime Kiln, Bolton, MA
Gloeocapsa kuetzingiana Nägeli 1849
Dripping rocks at the head of the Great Gulf Trail, near the summit of Mt. Washington in NH
Gloeocapsopsis pleurocapsoides Komárek et Anagnostidis 1986
Calcareous rocks in the gorge at Forest Home Park, Ithaca NY
Chroococcales-Gomphosphaeriaceae
Gomphosphaeria aponina Kützing 1836
Lake Goodwin, IWS water quality sampling site, Snohomish County, WA Common
Lake Patterson near Winthrop, eastern Washington, Okanogan County, WA
Chroococcales - Stichosiphonaceae
Stichosiphon willei Komárek et Anagnostidis 1995
Misc freshwater fish tanks and aquaria, Bellingham area, Whatcom County, WA
Godlewskia (was Chamaesiphon) polonicus Hansgirg 1893
Dripping rocks at the head of the Great Gulf Trail, near the summit of Mt. Washington in NH
Chroococcales - Microcystaceae
Microcystis viridis Lemmermann 1903
The Lake in Central Park, NYC
Synechococcales-Synechococcaceae
Rhabdoderma lineare Schmidle et Lauterborn 1900
Lake Samish, IWS water quality sampling site, Whatcom County, WA
Rhabdogloea linearis Komárek 1983
Small ponds (tarns) on trail to Dock Butte, North Cascades along Hwy 20, Whatcom County, WA
Cyanodictyon sp. Pascher 1914
Lake Whatcom, IWS water quality sampling site, Whatcom County, WA Common
Synechococcales-Chamaesiphonaceae
Chamaesiphon confervicolus A. Braun 1865
Deerfield River, Charlemont, MA
Small stream/pond on trail to Stewart Mountain, Bellingham area, Whatcom County, WA
Chamaesiphon incrustans Grunow 1865
Diablo Lake, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, Skamania County, WA
Cyanophanon sp. Geitler 1956
Cyanophanon minus Geitler 1966
Chamber's Lake, Olympia area, Thurston County, WA
Cyanophanon mirabile Geitler 1955
Bridal Veil Falls outlet and seeps (on trail to Lake Serene), Mt. Loop Hwy, Snohomish County, WA
Geitleribactron periphyticum Komárek 1975
York Street storm water treatment pond, Bellingham area, WA
Heart Lake, IWS water quality sampling site, Skagit County, WA
Lake Terrell, IWS water quality sampling site, Whatcom County, WA
Synechococcales - Coleosphaeriaceae
Coelomoron Buell 1938
Lake Terrell, IWS water quality sampling site, Whatcom County, WA Common
Snowella litoralis Komárek et Hindak 1988
Lake Whatcom, IWS water quality sampling site, Whatcom County, WA Common
Woronichinia naegeliana Elenkin 1933
Prospect Park, NYC
Synechococcales - Merismopediaceae
Merismopedia glauca Kützing 1845
Delaney Pond, Stow MA
Merismopedia elegans A. Braun 1849
Delaney Pond, Stow MA
Merismopedia with Eucapsis
Lake Evan, IWS water quality sampling site, Snohomish County
Eucapsis minor Elenkin 1933
Lake Evan, IWS water quality sampling site, Snohomish County
Panus planus Hindak 1993
Beaver Lake, IWS water quality sampling site, Whatcom County, WA
Synechococcales - Leptolyngbyaceae
Leptolyngbya cf foveolarum Anagnostidis et Komárek 1988
Bathroom sink, Stow, MA
Trichocoleus (was Microcoleus) acutissimus Anagnostidis 2001
Wet calcareous rock wall, entrance to Whatkins Glen Gorge, Whatkins Glen, NY
Synechococcales - Heteroleibleiniaceae
Hereroleibleinia cf infixa Anagnostidis et Komárek 1988
Marine. Plum Island Sound, near Rowley, MA
Synechococcales - Pseudanabaenaceae
Pseudanabaena sp. Lauterborn 1915
(with rotifers) Lake Terrell, IWS water quality sampling site, Whatcom County, WA
(w/o rotifers) Lake Whatcom, IWS water quality sampling site, Whatcom Co., WA
Only w/o rotifers is common
Pseudanabaena arcuata Anagnostidis et Komárek 1988
Lake Whatcom, IWS water quality sampling site, Whatcom County, WA
Pseudanabaena catenata Lauterborn 1915
Lake Fazon, IWS water quality sampling site, Whatcom County, WA
Pseudanabaena mucicola Schwabe 1964
Grandy Lake, IWS water quality sampling site, Skagit County, WA Common
Limnothrix redekei Meffert 1988
Spillway at the old Future Electronics, Stow, MA
Synechococcales - Schizotrichaceae
Dasygloea lamyi Senna et Komárek 1998
Deerfield River, Charlemont, MA
Spirulinales - Spirulinaceae
Spirulina major Gomont 1892
Tennant Lake, IWS water quality sampling site, Whatcom County, WA
Big Twin Lake near Winthrop, eastern Washington, Okanogan County, WA
Pleurocapsales - Dermocarpellaceae
Cyanocystis cf violacea Anagnostidis et Komárek 1986
Marine. Plum Island Sound, near Rowley, MA
Cyanocystis cf hemisphaerica Kaas 1985
Marine. Plum Island Sound, near Rowley, MA
Pleurocapsales - Hyellaceae
Pleurocapsa sp. Thuret 1885
Wet rocks in the spillway of the Wayside Inn, Sudbury, MA
Pleurocapsa fuliginosa Hauck 1885
Winnapaug lake along Atlantic Ave. in Watch Hill (Westerly) RI
Oscillatoriales - Oscillatoriaceae
Oscillatoria princeps Gomont 1892
Bridge over Heath Hen Meadow Brook, Acton, MA
Oscillatoria limosa Gomont 1892
Farm pond, intersection of Comfort Rd. and West Jersey Hill Rd., Danby, NY
Tennant Lake, IWS water quality sampling site, Whatcom County, WA Common
Oscillatoria curviceps Gomont 1892
Canyon Lake, IWS water quality sampling site, Whatcom County, WA Common
Van Buskirk Gorge, van Buskirk Rd., Newfield, NY
Oscillatoria articulata Gardner 1927
Benthic. Delaney Pond, Stow MA
Oscillatoria cf tenuis Gomont 1892
Hop Brook Pond, on the southeast edge of Dutton Rd., Sudbury MA
Limnoraphis (was Lyngbya) birgei Komárek et.al 2013
From culture at Fordham U. Armonk NY. (Mike Kausch)
Moses Lake, eastern Washington, Grant County, WA Common
Lyngbya sp. Gomont 1892
Tennant Lake, IWS water quality sampling site, Whatcom County, WA Common
Lyngbya aestuarii Gomont 1892
Marine. Plum Island Sound, near Rowley, MA
Plectonema wollei Gomont 1892
At the dam behind Scotia Woodworks, Stow (Gleasondale), MA
Blenothrix sp. Anagnostidis et Komárek 1988
Reed Brook Preserve, Florida, MA. Boreal forest, calcareous.
Phormidium sp. Gomont 1892
Phormidium uncinatum Gomont 1892
Reed Brook Preserve, Florida, MA. Boreal forest, calcareous. Common.
Phormidium subuliforme Anagnostidis et Komárek 1988
Marine. Halibut Point, Cape Ann, MA
Phormidium irriguum Anagnostidis et Komárek 1988
Heath Hen Meadow Brook, Acton, MA Common.
Phormidium retzii Gomont 1892
Reed Brook Preserve, Florida, MA. Boreal forest, calcareous. Common.
Oscillatoriales - Borziaceae
Borzia trilocularis Gomont 1892
Lake Everett, IWS water quality sampling site, Skagit County, WA
Yaman Pond, Cortland, NY. Aufwuchs.
Oscillatoriales-Cyanothecaceae
Cyanothece aeruginosa Komárek 1976
Boardman Lake, Mt. Loop Hwy, Snohomish County, WA Common
Heather Lake, Mt. Loop Hwy, Snohomish County, WA Common
Oscillatoriales - Microcoleaceae
Planktothrix agardhii Anagnostidis et Komárek 1988
Harlem Meer, NYC
Arthrospira jenneri Gomont 1892
Tennant Lake, IWS water quality sampling site, Whatcom County, WA Common
Calder lake at the Calder Research Center of Fordham U., Armonk NY.
Microcoleus (was Phormidium) autumnale Strunecky et.al. 2013
The dam at Stearns Mill Pond on Dutton Rd., Sudbury MA
Microcoleus lacustris Gomont 1892
Beaver Plant Lake, Mt. Loop Hwy, Snohomish County, WA
Microcoleus paludosus Gomont 1892
Wet soil. Quarry Hill, Pownal, VT.
Microcoleus vaginatus Gomont 1892
Bolton Lime Kiln, Bolton, MA Calcareous.
Microcoleus vulgaris Strunecky et.al. 2013
from a small rivulet flowing just down the trail from the parking lot leading to the Great Gulf Trail at Mt. Washington in NH.
Symplocastrum (was Schizothrix) muelleri Anagnostidis 2001
Wet depression in a woodland path, Scotia, NY
Symploca muscorum Gomont 1892
Willard Brook State Forest, Ashby, MA. Common
Pseudophormidium (was Plectonema) hollerbachianum Anagnostidis 2001
Garden soil, Stow, MA
Oscillatoriales - Coleofasciculaceae
Coleofasciculus (was Microcoleus) chthonoplastes M. Siegesmund et.al. 2008
Marine. Plum Island Sound, near Rowley, MA
Geitlerinema splendidum Anagnostidis 1989
The marsh along Swamp Rd. where Lantern Lane turns and becomes Hiley Brook Rd in Stow, MA
Oscillatoriales - Homoeotrichaceae
Homeothrix juliana Kirchner 1898
Under the Boston Hollow Rd. bridge over Bigelow Brook, Ashford, CT
Phormidiochaete sp. Komárek in Anagnostidis 2001
On rocks in the Deerfield River off Zoar Rd., Florida, MA.
Nostocales - Tolypothrichaceae
Hassallia byssoidea Bornet et Flahault 1888
Dripping calcareous rocks in the Green River Gorge, Leyden MA
Tolypothrix distorta Bornet et Flahault 1887
Wet calcareous rock at the Green River Gorge, Leyden, MA
Tolypothrix lanata Bornet et Flahault 1887
Small pool at the bottom of a cascade along the railroad tracks leadingto the Bear River, Shelburne Falls, MA Common.
Tolypothrix calcarata Schmidle 1899
Bolton Lime Kiln, Bolton, MA
Coleodesmium (was Desmonema) wrangelii Geitler 1942
Lake TwentyTwo, Mt. Loop Hwy, Snohomish County, WA
Chuckanut Creek, including seeps, Bellingham area, Whatcom County, WA
Coleodesmium (was Desmonema) floccosum Geitler 1942
Dirt filled crevice on rocks along the Deerfield R. east of Charlemont, MA
Rexia erecta Casamatta, Gomez et Johansen 2006
On rocks in a boreal forest cascade in the Reed Brook Preserve, Florida, MA
On rocks in Workman Brook, Green River Gorge, Leyden, MA
Nostocales - Scytonemataceae
Scytonema coactile Bornet et Flahault 1887
Wallace Pond, Ashburnham, MA. Tychoplankton.
Scytonema crispum Bornet 1889
From rocks below the bridge at Forest Home Park, Ithaca, NY. Calcareous here but usually found in the tychoplankton of more neutral locals.
Scytonema mirabile Bornet 1889
Robert Treman State Park (upper side), Ithaca NY. Common in this area.
Scytonema myochrous Bornet et Flahault 1886
Robert Treman State Park, Ithaca NY. Common throughout the area.
Scytonema ocellatum Bornet et Flahault 1887
Van Buskirk Gorge on van Buskirk Rd, Newfield NY. Not uncommon on mosses in New England.
Scytonema hofmannii Bornet et Flahault 1887
Jane E. Hardy preserve (Cornell U.), Ithaca or Enfield, NY. Common but usually overlooked.
Scytonema javanicum Bornet et Flahault 1887
Robert Treman State Park, Ithaca NY. Uncommon throughout the area but occasionally associated with mosses.
Scytonema tolypothrichoides Kützing 1849
Bigelow Brook, just below the bridge on Boston Hollow Rd., Ashford, CT
Petalonema alatum Kirchner 1898
Robert Treman State Park, Ithaca NY. Common here.
Petalonema incrustans Komárek 2012
Green River Valley, Leyden, MA. With Trentepohlia aurea.
Scytonematopsis crustacea Kováĉik et Komárek 1988
Halibut Point, Cape Ann, MA. Marine.
Scytonematopsis starmachii Kováĉik et Komárek 1988
Algonquin Peak, North Elbe, NY on Racomitrium.
Nostocales - Rivulariaceae
Calothrix sp. Bornet et Flahault 1886
Upper Anderson Lake, North Cascades along Hwy 20, Whatcom County, WA
Calothrix fusca Bornet et Flahault 1886
Benthic, in the mucilage on rocks, the east side of the bridge at Hiley Brook Rd. just north of Lantern Lane, Stow, MA
Calothrix parietina Bornet et Flahault 1886
Common in concrete birdbaths
Calothrix confervicola Bornet et Flahault 1886
Winnapaug Pond (salt or brackish water) which is accessed from Atlantic Ave in Watch Hill (Westerly), Rhode Island. Marine.
Isactis cf fluviatilis Wolle 1887
On rocks in the lake (pond) behind the vacant Plastics bldg. at 155 Mill Circle Rd., Winchendon, MA
Dichothrix gypsophila Bornet et Flahault 1886
Wet depression along a gravelly road beside the railroad tracks on the way to the Bear River, Shelburne Falls, MA
Dichothrix hosfordii Bornet 1896
Along the shore of the NW Miramichi River about 1.8 Km NNW of Wayerton, New Brunswick, Canada.
Rivularia minutula Bornet et Flauhault 1886
From the top of a rock submersed just off-shore in the Hudson River, Campsite Rd., Newcomb, New York.
Michrochaete tenera Bornet et Flahault 1887
On Hygrohypnum growing on wet rocks by an unnamed stream near Wayerton, New Brunswick, Canada.
Nostocales - Gloeotrichiaceae
Gloeotrichia natans Bornet et Flahault 1886
Wallace Pond, Ashburnham, MA
Gloeotrichia pisum Bornet et Flahault 1886
Wallace Pond, Ashburnham, MA Common.
Gloeotrichia echinulata Richter 1894
Big Lake, IWS water quality sampling site, Skagit County, WA Common
Lake Campbell, IWS water quality sampling site, Skagit County, WA Common
Nostocales - Hapalosiphonaceae
Hapalosiphon pumilus Bornet et Flahault 1887
Trout Brook Conservation area, Holden, MA Common.
Hapalosiphon hibernicus W. et G.S. West 1896
Keyup Brook, Orange Road, Northfield, MA Very common.
Fischerella muscicola Gomont 1895
Wet mossy patches along the unused Swamp road where Lantern Lane turns and becomes Hiley Brook Rd in Stow, MA.
Nostocales - Capsosiraceae
Capsosira brebissonii Bornet et Flahault 1886
On submerged rocks in Keyup Brook, Orange Road, Northfield, MA. Relatively common throught region.
Nostocales - Stigonemataceae
Stigonema informe Bornet et Flahault 1886
Near summt of Mt. Washington, NH.
Stigonema turfaceum Bornet et Flahault 1886
On dirt in crevices between rocks along the Deerfield River, Charlemont, MA.
Stigonema ocellatum Bornet et Flahault 1886
Myrtle Lake on Mt. Loop Hwy, IWS water quality sampling site. Snohomish County, WA
Stigonema minutum Bornet et Flahault 1886
On rocks along the NW Miramichi River, New Brunswick, Canada. Not common but occasionally found with mosses throughout New England.
Stigonema mamillosum Bornet et Flahault 1886
On rocks in Bigelow Brook, Ashford, CT. Common in the region.
Nostocales - Aphanozomenonaceae
Aphanizomenon flos-aquae Bornet et Flahault 1888
Bartlett Pond, Lancaster, MA but common throughout the area.
Wiser Lake, IWS water quality sampling site, Whatcom County, WA Common
Lake Padden, IWS water quality sampling site, Whatcom County, WA Common
Raphidiopsis sp. Fritsch et Rich 1929
Bartlett Pond, Lancaster, MA
Dolichospermum (was Anabaena) Wacklin et. al. 2009
Dolichospermum (was Anabaena) circinale Wacklin et.al. 2009
Wiser Lake, IWS water quality sampling site, Whatcom County, WA Common
Lake Fazon, IWS water quality sampling site, Whatcom County, WA Common
Dolichospermum (was Anabaena) crassum Wacklin et.al. 2009
Wiser Lake, IWS water quality sampling site, Whatcom County, WA Common
Heart Lake, IWS water quality sampling site, Skagit County, WA Common
Dolichospermum (was Anabaena) ellipsoides Wacklin et.al. 2009
Lake Patterson near Winthrop, eastern Washington, Okanogan County, WA
Dolichospermum (was Anabaena) flos-aquae Wacklin et.al. 2009
Lake Padden, IWS water quality sampling site, Whatcom County, WA Common
Lake Samish, IWS water quality sampling site, Whatcom County, WA Common
Lake Campbell, IWS water quality sampling site, Skagit County, WA Common
Dolichospermum (was Anabaena) lemmermannii Wacklin et.al. 2009
Grandy Lake, IWS water quality sampling site, Skagit County, WA Common
Dolichospermum (was Anabaena) planctonicum Wacklin et.al. 2009
Lake Padden, IWS water quality sampling site, Whatcom County, WA Common
Dolichospermum (was Anabaena) spiroides Wacklin et.al. 2009
Birch BayVillage Lakes, near Bellingham, Whatcom Co., WA
Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii Seenayya et Subba Raju 1972
From culture at Fordham U. Armonk NY. (Mike Kausch)
Nodularia sp. Bornet et Flahault 1888
UTEX culture
Nostocales - Nostocaceae
Desmonostoc (was Nostoc) muscorum Hrouzek et Ventura 2013
Wet meadow behind Future Electronics, Stow, MA. Uncommon
Nostoc carneum Bornet et Flahault 1888
NY State. Location not recorded.
Nostoc commune Bornet et Flahault 1888
Quarry Hill, Pownal, VT. Common
Nostoc microscopicum Bornet et Flahault 1888
Dripping calcareous rocks in the Green River Gorge, Leyden MA. Exceedingly common on limestone substrates.
Nostoc verrucosum Bornet et Flahault 1888
Macedonia Brook in Macedonia State Park, Macedonia (Kent) CT.
Nostoc kihlmanii Lemmermann 1900
Connecticut Hill Wildlife Management Area, Newfield, NY
Anabaena cylindrica Lemmermann 1896
Highwood Lake, IWS water quality sampling site, Whatcom County, WA
Anabaena echinospora Skuja 1926
Myrtle Lake on Mt. Loop Hwy, IWS water quality sampling site, Snohomish County, WA
Anabaena oscillarioides Bornet et Flahault 1888
The gray calcareous seep on the east facing side of Pisgah Mountain Road., Gill, MA
Trichormus azollae Komárek et Anagnostidis 1989
Stewart Park, Ithaca, NY but really wherever you find Azolla.
Scudder's Pond (Lake Whatcom watershed), Whatcom County, WA Common
Cylindrospermum stagnale Bornet et Flahault 188 8
Along the shore of the farm pond on Rt 110 (Still River Rd), Harvard, MA