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Anabaena

Fast Fact:

Large populations of G. uncatenum will cause the water to turn a coffee color.  Large numbers were found in the Magothy River on Sept. 7, 1986 (19,421 per ml).
Other names None.
Seasonal dominance Summer.
Distribution Mesohaline.
Description 30-62um long, 20-43um wide, girdle displaced 1/3 body length.
References Campbell, P. H. 1973. The Phytoplankton of Gales Creek with emphasis on the Taxonomy and Ecology of Estuarine Phytoflagellates. University Microfilms, Xerox University Microfilms, Ann Arbor Michigan, USA page 152.

Hasle, G. R. & Syvertsen, E. E. 1996 Dinoflagellates. In: Tomas, C. R.(ed.) Identifying Marine Phytoplankton. Academic Press, Inc. San Diego, Calif. page 453.

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