TABLE 2.

Cyanobacteria producing geosmin (GE) and 2-MIB, listed by current taxonomic names, past synonyms, and primary habitat^a

Taxon	Synonym	Habitatb	Production (+) of:		Comments
			GE	2-MIB
Geitlerinema splendidum	Oscillatoria splendida	BEN	+
Jaaginema geminatum	Oscillatoria geminata	BEN		+
Leibleinia subtilis	Lyngbya subtilis	BEN	+
Lyngbya aestuarii		BEN		+
Oscillatoria curviceps		BEN		+
Oscillatoria tenuis var. levis		BEN		+
Oscillatoria variabilis		BEN		+
Phormidium allorgei	Lyngbya allorgei	BEN	+
Phormidium amoenum	Oscillatoria amoena	BEN	+
Phormidium breve	Oscillatoria brevis	BEN	+	+	Strain specific
Phormidium chalybeum	Oscillatoria chalybea	BEN		+
Phormidium cortianum	Oscillatoria cortiana	BEN	+
Phormidium favosum		BEN		+
Phormidium formosum	Oscillatoria formosa	BEN	+
Phormidium strain LM689		BEN		+
Phormidium simplissimum	Oscillatoria simplicissima	BEN	+
Phormidium sp. strain NIVA 51		BEN	+	+
Phormidium tenue	Oscillatoria tenuis	BEN		+
Phormidium uncinatum		BEN	+
Phormidium viscosum		BEN	+
Planktothrix prolifica	Oscillatoria prolifica	BEN	+
Porphyrosiphon martensianus	Lyngbya martensiana	BEN		+
Symplocastrum mülleri	Schizothrix mülleri	BEN	+		Actinomycete contaminant
Tychonema bornetii	Oscillatoria bornetii	BEN	+		Strain specific
Tychonema granulatum	Oscillatoria f. granulata	BEN	+	+
Hyella sp.		EPI		+
Microcoleus sp.		EPI	+
Anabaena circinalis		PL	+
Anabaena crassa		PL	+
Anabaena lemmermannii		PL	+
Anabaena macrospora		PL	+
Anabaena solitaria		PL	+
Anabaena viguieri		PL	+
Aphanizomenon flos-aquae		PL	+
Aphanizomenon gracile		PL	+
Oscillatoria limosa		PL		+
Planktothrix agardhii	Oscillatoria agardhii	PL	+	+	Strain specific
Planktothrix cryptovaginata	Lyngbya cryptovaginata	PL		+
Planktothrix perornata	Oscillatoria perornata	PL		+
Planktothrix perornata var. attenuata	Oscillatoria perornata var. attenuata	PL		+
Pseudanabaena catenata		PL	+	+
Pseudanabaena limnetica	Oscillatoria limnetica	PL		+
Symploca muscorum		SL	+

^aData from reference 99.

^bBEN, benthic; PL, planktonic; EPI, epiphytic; SL, soil.