Algae and Plants
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Lyngbya limnetica Lemmermann 1898
(= Lyngbya lagerheimii)
Order: Oscillatoriales
Family: Oscillatoriaceae
Commmon name: Mermaid’s hair.
Distribution: Europe, North America,
Southwest Asia, Australia and New
Zealand (AlgaeBase).
Habitat: Freshwater habitats; rock mountain lake species.
Description: Filaments of this species
are single or occasionally intertwined,
coiled irregularly, or almost straight.
Cells are 1.8–2.5 µm wide and 1.2–4 µm
long. Cross-walls are not narrowed and
are sometimes with a granule. End cell
is rounded, not tapering, and sheath is
thin and colorless. This species is a food
supplement (John, 2002).
Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition (% DM)
CHO a
Protein
Amino Acid Lipid
20.0
3.1
5.3
14.5
a Carbohydrate.
Minerals (µg/ml)
Ca
Mn
Fe
Zn
Ni
Mg
312.0 379.6 5456 134.1 2.2 18,650
Source: Data from Rajeshwari and Rajashekhar
(2011).
Oscillatoria acuminata Gomont 1892
(= Phormidium acuminatum)
Order: Oscillatoriales
Family: Oscillatoriaceae
Common name: Not available.
Distribution: Europe, Asia, Australia
and New Zealand (AlgaeBase).