Blue-green algae of the genus Nostoc (cyanobacteria), cover a puddle of freshwater among the rocks.

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Nostoc is a genus of blue-green algae (cyanobacteria). The cyanobacteria of this kind occurring in moist places and often form jellylike colonies.

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Location: province of Viterbo, Latium, Italy, Europe
Photo credit: © edo loi / Alamy / Afripics
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