Arthrospira (are-throw-spy-ra) maxima, a blue green alga in which the cells are joined end to end to form twisted, spiral or wavey filaments. Dark ground illumination. data on this strain.
Arthrospira (are-throw-spy-ra) maxima, a blue green alga in which the cells are joined end to end to form twisted filaments. Blue green colour comes from distinctive combination of photosynthetic pigments. Differential interference microscopy. data on this strain.
Description: English: A single Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) colony, a filamentous, edible form of cyanobacteria ("blue-green algae"). Date: 18 May 2012. Source: Own work. Author: FarmerOnMars.