NIVA-CYA 315

Microcoleus amoenus
ORIGIN
Country origin
Norway
Locality origin
Lier, Buskerud, Norway
Locality type
Greenhouse
Habitat
Terrestrial
Date of collecting
1993-01-19
Collector
Skulberg O.M.
Isolator
Skulberg R.
CULTURE
Medium
Z8
Growth temperature
15°C
DETAILS
Obtained from
NIVA Culture Collection of Algae
Date of isolation
1993
Date deposited to NORCCA
Collecting event remarks
Elvenhøy gartneri, Jan Fuglerud
Remarks
Synonym: Phormidium amoenum. - Produces geosmin. - Does not produce any of the toxins microcystin, anatoxin, cylindrospermopsin or saxitoxin (ELISA tested). - Fouling in plastic pot with salad plant. Culture bluegreen, strongly motile trichomes. Narrowing toward trichome ends, calyptra. Width 5-5,5 µm, length same.