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Anabaena sp.

Fast Fact:

Anabaena sp. was first identified in 1852.

Other names	None.
Seasonal dominance	Summer.
Distribution	Freshwater. Found predominantly in the Potomac (above Indianhead) and in the Upper Bay.
References	Presscott, G. W. 1951. Algae of the Western Great Lakes. Wm.C. Brown Co. Dubuque, Iowa. page 514. Rabenhorst's, L. 1932. Kryptogamen-Flora Cyanophyceae (Geitler, L.). Johnson Reprint Corp. New York. page 891.