NIVA-CYA 103

Aphanizomenon gracile
ORIGIN
Country origin
Norway
Locality origin
Pond at Vingrom, Oppland, Norway
Locality type
Freshwater
Habitat
Freshwater
Date of collecting
1982-08-04
Isolator
Skulberg R.
CULTURE
Medium
Z8
Growth temperature
15°C
DETAILS
Obtained from
NIVA Culture Collection of Algae
Date of isolation
1982
Date deposited to NORCCA
Remarks
No toxins detected (mouse test). - Geosmin producer. - Single trichomes in culture. Gas vesicles in the original culture seems to be lost (1992). Isolated from water bloom related to sickness of bathers.

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