Lyngbya (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Lyngbya is a genus of cyanobacteria, unicellular autotrophs that form the basis of the oceanic food chain.Lyngbya form long unbranching filaments inside a rigid mucilage sheath. Sheaths may form tangles or mats, intermixed with other phytoplankton species. Lyngbya reproduce asexually, their filaments break apart and each cell forms a new filaments.Some Lyngbya cause the human skin irritation called seaweed dermatitis.