APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Nostoc commune Vaucher ex. Bornet & Flahault, 1888 - Witches' Butter (Cyanobacteria images)
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Witches' Butter
Nostoc commune
- part of colony on black
acrylic background 1

Witches' Butter
Nostoc commune
- part of colony on black
acrylic background 2

Witches' Butter
Nostoc commune
- part of colony on black
acrylic background 3

Witches' Butter
Nostoc commune
- part of colony on white
acrylic background 1

Witches' Butter
Nostoc commune
- part of colony on white
acrylic background 2

Witches' Butter
Nostoc commune
- part of colony on white
acrylic background 3

Witches' Butter
Nostoc commune
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

Witches' Butter
Nostoc commune
- under microscope 1

Witches' Butter
Nostoc commune
- under microscope 2

A terrestrial species that can be found close to the strandline or banks or tidal rivers. Here, photographed near the tidal part of the River Parrett in Bridgwater, Somerset, 27.12.16.

Nostoc commune is known as a 'form', as it is likely it consists of a number of species.

Nostoc commune Witches Butter Cyanobacterium terrestrial Cyanobacteria or Blue-green Algae Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.