Culture conditions are described under which Cyanophora paradoxa grows with a generation time of less than two days. The organism is an obligate photoautotrophic flagellate unable to degrade exogenous carbohydrates via respiration. It does not synthesize nitrogenase but can form a hydrogenase with similar properties as in blue-green algae. The photosynthetic 0 2-evolution pro­ ceeds with essent...

Periodic blooms of algae, including true algae, dinoflagellates, and cyanobacteria or blue-green algae have been reported in marine and freshwater bodies throughout the world. Although many blooms are merely an aesthetic nuisance, some species of algae produce toxins that kill fish, shellfish, humans, livestock and wildlife. Pigmented blooms of toxinproducing marine algae are often referred to ...