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. 2023 Sep 30;34(3):57–94. doi: 10.21315/tlsr2023.34.3.4

Table 2.

List of cyanobacteria identified from mangroves sampled Balik Pulau and Gurney.

Family Species Field Culture

Balik Pulau Gurney Balik Pulau Gurney

U M U M
Chroococcaceae Chroococcus minutus + +
Microcystaceae Microcystis halophilia + +
Merismopediaceae Aphanocapsa cf. concharum ++
Cyanobacteriaceae Cyanobacterium cf. cedrodum ++
Chroococcidiopsidacea Chroococcidiopsis cf. thermalis ++
Hyellaceae Myxosarcina cf. gloeocapsoides ++ + +
Xenococcaceae Xenococcus cf. pallidus ++
Xenococcus cf. schousboei + ++
Anabaena sp. +
Nostocaceae Demonostoc muscorum + +
Nostoc sp. +
Lyngbya cf. aestuarii +
Lyngbya cf. salina ++
Oscillatoria pseudocurviceps + + + +
Oscillatoria rupicola ++ +
Phormidium cf. bulgaricum + +
Oscillatoriaceae Phormidium formosum + +
Phormidium cf. janthiphorum ++
Phormidium cf. laetevirens ++ + +
Phormidium cf. subsalsum ++
Phormidium cf. nigroviride ++ +
Phormidium uncinatum ++ ++
Coleofasciculaceae Geitlerinema attenuatum ++ ++ + +
Geitlerinema cf. tenuius +
Leptolyngbyaceae Leptolyngbya cf. pauciramosa ++
Leptolyngbya subuliformis + ++ +
Pseudanabaenaceae Pseudanabaena cf. amphigranulata ++ ++
Pseudanabaena sp. ++
Spirulina cf. labyrinthiformis ++ ++
Spirulinaceae Spirulina meneghiniana +
Spirulina cf. robusta +
Trichocoleusaceae Trichocoleus tenerrimus ++ +
Trichocoleus cf. voukii +

Notes: U = unialgal cultures; M = mixed cultures; (+) = strain presence; (++) = dominant strains.