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Family: Oscillatoriaceae



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8 species (see list below)
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Blennothrix lyngbyacea
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Lyngbya aestuarii
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Lyngbya bouillonii
[Red filamentous alga]
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Lyngbya confervoides
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Lyngbya lutea
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Lyngbya majuscula
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Lyngbya sordida
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Oscillatoria curviceps
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Blennothrix lyngbyacea Western Central Atlantic
Lyngbya aestuarii Atlantic to Indo-Pacific.
Lyngbya bouillonii Red filamentous alga Indo-Pacific Ocean.
Lyngbya confervoides Indo-Pacific and Western 1824
Lyngbya lutea Atlantic 1892
Lyngbya majuscula Indo-West Pacific and Nor 1892
Lyngbya sordida Indo-West Pacific, Caribb 1892
Oscillatoria curviceps Western Central Pacific 1892



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