Blue-Green Algae in Waterways
- First Paragraph:
- Blue-green algae are common primitive microorganisms that resemble algae, but are uniquely classified with bacteria. Blue-green algae are actually cyanobacteria, microscopic organisms that use sunlight to photosynthesize and produce their own food, but lack a cell nucleus or membrane-bound organelles like true algae.
- Publication Number:
- FS1216
- Author(s):
- Michael Haberland
- Publisher:
- Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension
- Date Published:
- 12/13/2013
- Number of pages:
- 4
- Tags:
- cyanobacteria; algal bloom; aquatic toxins
