Toxic Fresh-water Algae

1 July 1954

journal article
research article
Published by JSTOR in The American Midland Naturalist

Vol. 52 (1) , 75-87
https://doi.org/10.2307/2422044

Abstract

This is a summary article of the literature on algae that have been reported as being purportedly toxic to humans, domestic animals and fish. To date the following algae, all blue-green, Cyanophyta, have been incriminated in causing illness or death in animals: Microcystis aeruginosa Microcystis toxica, M. flos-aquae Aphanizomenon flos-aquae Anabaena flos-aquae Coelosphaerium kuetzingianum, Coelosphaerium naegelianum, Gloeotrichia echinulata. and Nodularia spumigena.

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Poisonous Australian Lake
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