Aphanizomenon flos-aquae

Aphanizomenon flos-aquae
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Cyanobacteriota
Class: Cyanophyceae
Order: Nostocales
Family: Aphanizomenonaceae
Genus: Aphanizomenon
Species:
A. flos-aquae
Binomial name
Aphanizomenon flos-aquae
(L.) Ralfs ex Bornet & Flahault, 1888
Synonyms
  • "Byssus flos-aquae" Linnaeus 1753
    • "Limnochlide flos-aquae" (L.) Kützing 1843

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.