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Nostoc

Nostoc

Filaments like those of Anabaena, but aggregated closely together to from a colony of definite shape which may be green or blackish. On wet rocks, wet soil and flower pots. Colls up to 9um across, colonies up to several centimetres. 105a, filaments inside a young colony: 105b, a colony, natural size.













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