ABSTRACT

Phylum: Cyanobacteria Calass: Cyanophyceae Order: Oscillatoriales Family: Oscillatoriaceae Distribution: Europe, Southwest Asia, Australia, New Zealand Habitat: Freshwater habitats, lakes Description: The filaments (100 × 4 µm) of this species are solitary, straight or

slightly waved, isopolar and free living, and without a sheath. The cells of trichomes (4 × 10 µm) are cylindrical and with slight tapering at the ends.