Gloeotrichia echinulata P.G.Rich., (a planktonic cyanobacterium)

27 Aug 2004 at OSGR: SD86 in Mid-west Yorks, England

Record Summary	floating in water in vast abundance
Found as
Date	27 August 2004
OS grid ref	OSGR: SD86
Lat/Lon	54° 10’ N, 2° 10’ W
Vice County	Mid-west Yorks, VC no: 64
Country	England

Notes:

Heterocyst: 11.5µm diam.

Trichome cells barrel-shaped.

The following literature was used to identify this find:

John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J., 2002. The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles, 702pp, Cambridge University Press

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Gloeotrichia echinulata P.G.Rich., (a planktonic cyanobacterium)

27 Aug 2004 at OSGR: SD86 in Mid-west Yorks, England

Taxonomic hierarchy:

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