Nostoc commune - NatureSpot

Nostoc commune ; Description. This is a cyanobacteria, one of the so called 'blue-green algae'. You can usually see them when they're concentrated into brownish ... Skiptomaincontent NatureSpot RecordingthewildlifeofLeicestershireandRutland Mainmenu Togglenavigation Home Specieslibrary Algae,Bacteria,Virus Bacteria Nostoccommune Nostoccommune Species Additionalimages ClickheretosupportNatureSpotbymakingadonation-smallorlarge-yourgiftisverymuchappreciated.Thankyou. Description Thisisacyanobacteria,oneofthesocalled'blue-greenalgae'. Youcanusuallyseethemwhenthey’reconcentratedintobrownishorgreenishclumps,oftenappearingasascum,butwhichcansometimeslookquite'plantlike'. Identificationdifficulty Habitat Infreshwaterstheycanbefoundsuspendedwithinthewater,butareoftenattachedtorocksandotherdampsurfaceswheretheyformlargeclumps. Whentoseeit Waterbornalgaearenormallyencounteredinthehotsummermonths,butclumpsofalgaeindampareascanbeseeninmostmonthsoftheyear. UKStatus Common VC55Status Common MelindaBellNewLountNatureReserve14October2020approx6cmwidepatchshown MikeHiggottAnsteygarden29April2018 MelindaBellAlbertVillageLake30October2020 SaharimaRoenischLeicesterStMarydeCastrochurchyard04October2020 Leicestershire&RutlandMap Search Enteratownorvillagetoseelocalrecords Loading... MAPKEY: Yellowsquares=NBNrecords(allknowndata) Colouredcircles=NatureSpotrecords:2020+|2015-2019|pre-2015 UKMap BarbaraCooperLongClawson28January2018 DavidNichollsRatby28February2014 BarbaraCooperLongClawson15February2018 MikeHiggottAnsteygarden07March2020 DavidNichollsRatby28February2014