It is not an aquatic plant nor a true algae but actually a type of cyanobacteria and can be a pond owner s worst nightmare.
Lyngbya alage mats.
An individual lyngbya filament is usually unbranched it is composed of large discoid cells that are stacked within a firm polysaccharide sheath.
Lyngbya is a genus of cyanobacteria unicellular autotrophs that form the basis of the oceanic food chain.
Lyngbya is a problematic aquatic growth that is common to many ponds in north texas.
Lyngbya is a large celled filamentous mat forming algae.
This type of algae forms dense mats and has a strong musty smell.
Lyngbya is a blue green algae or cyanobacteria that grows in thick mats.
Lyngbya wollei lyngbya is a large celled filamentous mat forming cyanobacterium blue green alga it occurs in fresh water and especially flourishes in florida s spring fed waters.
Lyngbya is one group of cyanobacteria of special concern.
Clumps are difficult to pull apart.
These mats produce gasses during photosynthesis that often cause the mats to rise to the surface.
Long and hair like this filamentous alga can form large benthic and surface mats blooms.
Lyngbya species form long unbranching filaments inside a rigid mucilaginous sheath.
Sheaths may form tangles or mats intermixed with other.
Healthy mats are usually blue black but turn yellow green under intense light.
As a result of recent genetic analyses several new genera was erected from this genus.
Lingbya can grow to be several inches thick covering large areas of the waters surface or bottom sediment.
Mats often float to the surfa.
Black mat algae grows at the bottom of slow moving freshwaters.
A survival specialist lyngbya uses several mechanisms to ensure it stays happy and healthy.
When handled it feels like wet wool or cotton.
The algal mats were identified as lyngbya and spirulina.
This is bad news for a number of reasons beyond the problems caused by less noxious algae.
Much as pennies are stacked within a roll of coins.
It ranges in color and usually appears green brown gray or black.
They are more common during drought conditions and a significant rain event will likely dissipate the mats.
Lyngbya normally grows in dense mats at the bottoms of nutrient enriched lakes and spring fed systems.
If you re unlucky enough to have the giant variety known as lyngbya wollei these mats can quickly grow to several acres in size if left untreated.
Its thick glycoprotein sheath adds an extra physical barrier that fortifies the cell wall.