species: Unidentified blue-green alga 1 in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Unidentified blue-green alga 1


©Anne Hoggett: Unidentified blue-green alga 1 attached to a gorgonian at North Point, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Unidentified blue-green alga 1 attached to a gorgonian at North Point, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Bacteria
Phylum Cyanophycota
Class Cyanophyceae
Species Unidentified blue-green alga 1

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Distinguishing features

Possibly family Oscillatoriaceae.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Synonyms

Comments

The soft coral in the image from 29 Aug 2021 may be Unidentified gorgoniid based on similarity to photo of colony with polyps fully retracted on page 217 of Fabricius and Alderslade (2001)

by Anne Hoggett

Distribution

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Edgar, G. (2019). Tropical Marine Life of Australia New Holland Publishers, London.