Aphanizomenon flos-aquae
| Aphanizomenon flos-aquae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Cyanobacteriota |
| Class: | Cyanophyceae |
| Order: | Nostocales |
| Family: | Aphanizomenonaceae |
| Genus: | Aphanizomenon |
| Species: | A. flos-aquae
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| Binomial name | |
| Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (L.) Ralfs ex Bornet & Flahault, 1888
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Aphanizomenon flos-aquae is a colonial species of cyanobacteria with both toxic and non-toxic strains found in brackish and freshwater environments globally, including the Baltic Sea and the Great Lakes.