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  2. Klamath Lake AFA - Wikipedia

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    Klamath AFA is a blue-green algae that has been harvested wild from Upper Klamath Lake since the 1980s and used as a dietary supplement. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Genome sequencing distinguished and named this isolate as Aphanizomenon flos-aquae MDT14a , [ 4 ] [ 5 ] distinct from other varieties of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae .

  3. Cyanobacteria - Wikipedia

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    The name "cyanobacteria" (from Ancient Greek κύανος (kúanos) 'blue') refers to their bluish green color, [8] [9] which forms the basis of cyanobacteria's informal common name, blue-green algae, [10] [11] [12] although as prokaryotes they are not scientifically classified as algae.

  4. Zygnematophyceae - Wikipedia

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    Zygnematophyceae (or Conjugatophyceae) is a class of green algae in the paraphylum streptophyte algae, also referred to as Charophyta, [2] consisting of more than 4000 described species. [3] The Zygnematophyceae are the sister clade of the Embryophyta (land plants).

  5. Nodularia - Wikipedia

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    Nodularia is a genus of filamentous nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae. [1] They occur mainly in brackish or salinic waters, such as the hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans, [2] the Peel-Harvey Estuary in Western Australia or the Baltic Sea. Nodularia cells occasionally form heavy algal blooms.

  6. Microcystin - Wikipedia

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    Microcystins—or cyanoginosins—are a class of toxins produced by certain cyanobacteria, commonly known as blue-green algae. [3] Over 250 [4] different microcystins have been discovered so far, of which microcystin-LR is the most common. Chemically they are cyclic heptapeptides produced through nonribosomal peptide synthases. [5]

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  8. Pediastrum - Wikipedia

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    Pediastrum is a genus of green algae, in the family Hydrodictyaceae. [1] It is a photoautotrophic, nonmotile coenobial green alga that inhabits freshwater environments. The name Pediastrum comes from the Greek root words pedion, meaning "plane", and astron, meaning "star", referring to its overall shape.

  9. Bioluminescent algae makes the ocean glow blue [Video]

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    This glowing algae lights up the ocean in ... Bioluminescent algae makes the ocean glow blue. ... 2022 at 7:04 AM. This glowing algae lights up the ocean in Southern China. Video Transcript [MUSIC ...