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Algae and Cyanobacteria
Algae and Cyanobacteria
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Kingdom: Bacteria Phyllum: Cyanobacteria Cyanobacteria (Blue-green algae). Cyanobacteria occur in almost all enviroments including bare rocks, soil, fresh and salt water. Some are responsible for aquatic phototrophic 'blooms' and a few are lichen endosymbionts. |
Photographs:
August 2009 On acidic rock. Gougane Barra Co. Cork, SW Ireland. |
Cynobacteria. August 2009