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20 27 Cyanobacteria

Cyanobacteria

by Elton_WizardElton, Pennsylvania, United States

Green filamentous cyanobacteria

1 0 Lichen

Lichen

by ScottHarteQueensland, Australia

2 3 Arthrospira

Arthrospira

by AliMikulyukMadison, Wisconsin, USA

Free-floating filamentous cyanobacteria

0 1 Cyanobacteria

Cyanobacteria

by cicanesephotographyLakeland, Florida, USA

On a concrete wall.

5 3 Cyanobacteria

Cyanobacteria

by Elton_WizardPennsylvania, USA

Round cells in chains

0 1 Star Jelly

Star Jelly

by lizardkingFlorida, USA

A cyanobacteria colony

2 0 Cyanobacteria

Cyanobacteria

by William_DembowskiPennsylvania, USA

Found along shoreline of small man-made lake.

1 0 Archaea and bacteria mats

Archaea and bacteria mats

by AprilDoha الدوحة, Al Khawr, Qatar

Mats (crusts) of archaea and cyanobacteria

0 0 Nostoc Anabaena azollae

Nostoc Anabaena azollae

by Linnea JoandiSthlm, Stockholms län, Sweden

A species of cyanobacteria that fixates ...

1 0 Cyanobacteria

Cyanobacteria

by Elton_WizardPennsylvania, USA

Almost featureless. In spirals of differing degrees of "tightness".

4 1 Stromatolites

Stromatolites

by DainizHernándezSaltillo, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico

cementation of sedimentary grains by biofilms of microorganisms, especially ...

8 2 Jelly Lichen

Jelly Lichen

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

Small patches of green slimy lichen with flat bluish-white apothecia (spore ...

0 0 Lichen

Lichen

by nah4497Pennsylvania

They live as autotrophic symbionts of fungus and algae. The algae and

0 1 Lichen

Lichen

by KarenLTennessee

Dry black lichen on dead branch in our woods.

4 1 Cyanobacteria

Cyanobacteria

by cmore.educationHawaii, USA

The hair-like substance in this image is actually a

0 2 Star Jelly

Star Jelly

by chesterbperryEast Ridge, Tennessee, USA

Some of the common names for this

0 2 Nostoc commune

Nostoc commune

by ArgyBeeMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

A strange patch of very dark green jelly-like shapes which reminded me of the ...

1 2 Anabaena

Anabaena

by PrabuddhaGuptaKalyan, Maharashtra, India

Uniseriate trichrome cells-spherical, cylindrical, overall look much like a ...

1 0 Star Jelly

Star Jelly

by lizardkingFlorida, USA

Love this stuff! A cyanobacteria colony. ...

8 7 Planktothrix

Planktothrix

by MauronRadovljica, Slovenia

Planktothrix is a genus of filamentous

0 0 Gunnera

Gunnera

by KarenLCosta Rica

Poss Gunnera insignis. Leaves measuring 4' across.

3 4 Gunnera

Gunnera

by Marta RubioTexeiraCartago, Costa Rica

In nature, all Gunnera plants form a symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiGeorgia, USA

(algae) or some sort of cyanobacteria

0 0 Peltigera

Peltigera

by EvaHBayern, Germany

Peltigera species have cyanobacteria as ...

1 2 Reindeer Lichen, Deer Lichen

Reindeer Lichen, Deer Lichen

by ceherzogNorth Carolina, USA

Lichen are a symbiotic mingling of

0 0 Lichen

Lichen

by Marta RubioTexeiraCartago, Costa Rica

are cyanolichens (having a cyanobacteria ...

0 0 Dictyonema lichen

Dictyonema lichen

by Marta RubioTexeiraCartago, Costa Rica

Dictyonema is a symbiosis between a basidiomycete fungi and a scytonematoid ...

0 0 Bull's Eye Lichen

Bull's Eye Lichen

by KathleenMcEachernBritish Columbia, Canada

Round bull's eye appearance gives its common name. Greenish grey and about 4 ...

0 0 Blue-green algae

Blue-green algae

by Brian38Washington, USA

Blue-green algae are not algae at all, but types of bacteria called

6 6 Star Jelly

Star Jelly

by Brian38Washington, USA

I found several patches of nostoc (a genus of

0 0 Foliate lichen

Foliate lichen

by KarenLTennessee, USA

Circular colony of pale aqua colored foliate lichen about 1.5" diameter growing ...

0 1 Soil algae

Soil algae

by DebLongLookabillPort St. Lucie, Florida, USA

A cyanobacteria, not really a true algae. ...

0 0 Green Harvestman / Opilion

Green Harvestman / Opilion

by Diaz José MiguelHeredia, Heredia, Costa Rica

Green harvestman really hard to shoot, as one gets closer it starts vibrating ...

3 2 Star Jelly

Star Jelly

by laura.cricketLittle Rock, Arkansas, USA

An alien-looking but edible cyanobacteria ...

1 1 Green harvestman

Green harvestman

by Diaz José MiguelSan José, San José, Costa Rica

Nice green harvestman. I already shot one once but this is the first time I ...

0 1 Cryptobiotic Soil

Cryptobiotic Soil

by sub.dioUtah, USA

A Cryptobiotic soil is a biological soil crust composed of living

1 0 Stromatolites

Stromatolites

by KerryHawkinsWestern Australia, Australia

sedimentary grains by biofilm of microorganisms, especially

0 0 Lichen

Lichen

by Marlon829Bukidnon, Philippines

A lichen is a composite organism that emerges from algae or

8 7 Colonial Cyanobacteria

Colonial Cyanobacteria

by Elton_WizardPennsylvania, USA

Blue-green color.

6 0 Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen

Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen

by Brian38Washington, USA

combination of fungus and algae (or, sometimes,

1 3 Cyanobacteria, a Black Fungus-like Stuff

Cyanobacteria, a Black Fungus-like Stuff

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

This weird black fungus-like stuff was found in the interior patio of a Church ...

0 2  (Awl Lichen) on oak trees

(Awl Lichen) on oak trees

by p.young713Gainesville, Florida, USA

. The trees surveyed were estimated as being between 500 and 800 years old. ...

7 4 Stromatolites

Stromatolites

by AurelRavoux6537, Western Australia, Australia

cementation of sedimentary grains by biofilms of microorganisms, especially ...

0 21 Marine Black Lichen

Marine Black Lichen

by Emma Tulare, California, USA

cyanobacteria) in between. Spore-bearing ...

0 0 Skin Lichen

Skin Lichen

by LeubaVictoria, Australia

Deep grey coloured foliose lichen with large lobed thalli. The surface of the ...

3 2 Trumpet lichen

Trumpet lichen

by TizNora-Skogs församling, Västernorrlands län, Sweden

"). Like all lichens, it is not one but two organisms, living symbiotically; ...

2 1 Everglades Periphyton

Everglades Periphyton

by LivanEscuderoHomestead, Florida, USA

Periphyton is a complex mixture of algae,

2 1 Lichen

Lichen

by DanielMclarenCartago, Costa Rica

This is a lichenized form of the common green alga Trentepohlia that is fairly ...

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