Epifluorescence with blue filter combination
Life-form:
Size: Length 1-3 µm
Resting spore:
Note: Most of the Synechococcus-like cells in Skagerrak are found as single cells or in pairs
Distinctive features:
Similar species:
Distribution:
Literature:
Komarek, J. & Anagnostidis, K. 1986. Modern approach to the
classification system of cyanophytes. 2. - Chroococcales. Arch.
Hydrobiol. Suppl. 73, 2, Algological Studies. 43: 157-226.
Kuylenstierna, M. & Karlson, B. 1994. Seasonality and composition of pico- and nanoplanktonic cyanobacteria and protists in the Skagerrak. Botanica Marina 37: 17-33.