Cyanobacteria (Calothrix confervicola)

Found in a rock pool on Porth dafarch beach, Holy island, Anglesey, north west Wales, UK.

Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Eubacteria
Subkingdom: Negibacteria
Phylum: Cyanobacteria
Class: Cyanophyceae
Subclass: Nostocophycidae
Order: Nostocales
Family: Rivulariaceae
Genus: Calothrix
Species: C. crustacea

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