HABs taxon details
original description
Nguyen, L. T. T.; Cronberg, G.; Moestrup, Ø. & Daugbjerg, N. (2013). Annamia toxica gen. et sp. nov. (Cyanobacteria), a freshwater cyanobacterium from Vietnam that produces microcystins: ultrastructure, toxicity and molecular phylogenetics. <em>Phycologia.</em> 52(1): 25-36., available online at https://doi.org/10.2216/10-097.1 [details] Available for editors
basis of record
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2024). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
From editor or global species database
Harmful effect Annamia toxica, a species from freshwater in the Hue area in Vietnam, has been found to produce at least two different microcystins (Nguyen et al. 2007) [details]From regional or thematic species database
Description Trichomes straight, motile (trembling) with 4–8 or many cells. Trichomes typically 20–46 μm, but up to 229 μm long in culture. Cells mostly blue-green, with scattered granules, usually long cylindrical or barrel-shaped when starting division, 1.5-3.5 μm wide and 6.3-12.0 μm long. Terminal cells flattened or slightly conical. Necridic cells, akinetes, aerotopes and heterocytes not observed. [details]
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