Description
of Oscillatoria agardhii (Gomont)
Isolated from
the Verde River below Bartlett Lake (R7)
 | Trichome and straight to slightly curved often forming a bundle or thallus |
| Trichomes vary from brown/dark-red to dark green/blue-green in color |
| Cells not distinctly placed from one another and not constricted at crosswalls |
| Cells granulated at the septa |
| Quadrate cells mostly shorter than long (2.5-4 µm) |
| End cells convex, but sometimes bluntly conical or pointed |
| Possess convex calyptra, seldom capitate |
| Trichomes range from 4-6 µm in diameter |
| Sheath absent |
| Exhibit gliding movements |
