Synechococcales

Prochlorococcus (pro-cloe-row-cock-us) marinus, a tiny globular cyanobacterium (blue-green alga). This type of organism is extremely abundant in the tropical and warm temperate regions of the open oceans, and some scientists claim it is the most abundant organism on earth. Differential interference microscopy. data on this strain.

Arredondo, Cantabria, Spain

San Martin De Castaneda, Castille and Leon, Spain

Colonial blue-green algae with cells situated in one plane.

Ribadelago de Franco, Castille and Leon, Spain

Ribadelago de Franco, Castille and Leon, Spain

Arredondo, Cantabria, Spain

Arredondo, Cantabria, Spain

Canada Del Hoyo, Castille la Mancha, Spain

Arredondo, Cantabria, Spain

Gravalos, La Rioja, Spain

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Ajamil, La Rioja, Spain

Aphanocapsa spec. Scale bar indicates 50 µm. Collected from a pond near Lemkendorf, isle of Fehmarn (Baltic Sea). The image was built up using several photomicrographic frames with manual stacking technique. The images were taken using Zeiss Axioplan with Canon EOS 70D.Image under Creative Commons License V 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA). Place name: Pond in Lemkendorf, isle Fehmarn (Baltic Sea, Germany) Latitude: 54,472296 Longitude: 11,095662 Multiebenen-Abbildung, manuell gestapelt. Der Messbalken markiert eine Länge von 50 µm. Probe aus dem Dorfteich Lemkendorf, Insel Fehmarn. Mikrotechnik: Zeiss Axioplan, Kamera: Canon EOS 70D. Creative Commons License V 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA). For permission to use of (high-resolution) images please contact postmaster@protisten.de.

Merismopedia glauca The cells of the bluegreen alga (or cyanobacteria) Merismopedia are arranged in a square plate lying in a mucilaginous envelope. The scale bar indicates 50 µm. Collected from Bodden, the brackish waters lying between the isles of Hiddensee and Ruegen (German Baltic Sea). This image was taken using Zeiss Universal with Olympus C7070 CCD camera.Image under Creative Commons License V 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA). Place name: Hiddensee Bodden (Germany) Latitude: 54,582633 Longitude: 13,115051 Die Zellen der blaugrünen Alge (oder Cyanobakterie) Merismopedia sind in deren Kolonien als quadratische Platten angeordnet und liegen in einer schleimigen Hülle. Der Messbalken markiert eine Länge von 50 µm. Probe aus dem Hiddenseer Bodden, der Brackwasserfläche zwischen den Inseln Hiddensee und Rügen. Mikrotechnik: Zeiss Universal, Kamera: Olympus C7070. Creative Commons License V 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA). For permission to use of (high-resolution) images please contact postmaster@protisten.de.

Longitude (deg): -1.1. Latitude (deg): 51.4. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 10' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 30' N. Vice county name: Berks. Vice county no.: 22. Country: England. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: on surface of water forming streaky algal bloom. Category: microscope photograph. Photographic equipment used: Pixera Pro tethered low-resolution digital camera with Meiji microscope using CS adaptor and x.7 projection eye-piece.

Longitude (deg): -2.1. Latitude (deg): 54.0. Longitude (deg/min): 2° 10' W. Latitude (deg/min): 54° 10' N. Vice county name: Mid-west Yorks. Vice county no.: 64. Country: England. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: in sample from tarn outfall. Category: microscope photograph. Image scaling: magnified. Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS10D dSLR and Meiji microscope with x2.5 projection eye-piece. DPI defaulting to 72.

Synechococcus (sin-eck-owe-cock-us), a rod or sausage shaped cyanobacterium (blue green alga) which dominates in the upper two green layers of this microbial mat which was provided by Mike Ferris from Mushroom Spring, a thermal site in Yellowstone National Park, photograph provided by Mike Ferris and David Ward.

Arredondo, Cantabria, Spain

Lardero, La Rioja, Espaa

Ribadelago de Franco, Castille and Leon, Spain

Arredondo, Cantabria, Espaa

Caada del Hoyo, Castilla-La Mancha, Espaa

Canada Del Hoyo, Castille la Mancha, Spain