Aphanizomenon flos-aquae
creator: Vandepitte, Leen
creator: Guiry, Michael D.
date: 2026-08-24
language: en
license: https://www.algaebase.org/copyright/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Aphanizomenon flos-aquae Ralfs ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2026). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Aphanizomenon flos-aquae Ralfs ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=248099 on 2026-08-24
created: 2007-11-21T10:25:57Z
modified: 2023-02-09T07:32:11Z
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Aphanizomenon flos-aquae Ralfs ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886
class: Cyanophyceae
family: Aphanizomenonaceae
genus: Aphanizomenon
kingdom: Bacteria
order: Nostocales
parent name usage ID: 160567
phylum: Cyanobacteria
scientific name authorship: Ralfs ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886
specific epithet: flos-aquae
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted