Sighting 4552931
Alga / Cyanobacterium
1 Greenway, ACT
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| Alga / Cyanobacterium | 15 Feb 2024 | JaneR | ||
| Unverified | 15 Feb 2024 | MB |
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JaneR
wrote:
15 Feb 2024
yes, this is a type of blue-green algae (actually a cyanobacterium) that floats and therefore accumulates on the downwind side of a waterbody. the most commonly encountered floating mats are Microcystis, and it is likely that this bloom is Microcyctis. You need a microscope to make a definitive ID of these micro-organisms; but if familiar with the algae and blooms of it, you can ID fairly confidently by looking closely at the shape and colour of the blobs floating in the water.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.063470-35.408702
- Altitude 592.0m
- Places Greenway, ACT
Sighting information
- 10000000 Abundance
- 12 Feb 2024 10:21 AM Recorded on
- MB Recorded by
- Less than 10cm Plant height
- No In flower
Collections
- Featured MB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Alga / Cyanobacterium Algae, Cyanobacteria, other bacteria and viruses
Species information
- Alga / Cyanobacterium Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 807m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
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5 / 7
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