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Large Microcoleus mat in a puddle.

Microcoleus mat in a puddle with observable bubbles of oxygen produced by the photosynthetic activity.

Snail with algae growing on its shell, forming skirt-like shape.

Dried herbarium specimen of Microcoleus vaginatus.

Cyanobacteria from a soil crust in liquid media.

Cyanobacterium Microcoleus in liquid medium.

Cyanobacterium Microcoleus growing in a flask in circle-like shapes.

Cyanobacterial growth on sand in the lab, forming a crust of sand particles.

MinION portable nanopore sequencing device in our lab, sequencing DNA on the table.