Phylum Cyanobacteria, Lichens and Fungi
Cyanobacteria produce oxygen as a byproduct of photosynthesis. Although they are known as Blue-green algae, they are in fact not an algae because their cells do not have a nucleus.
Marine Lichens are organisms made up of a fungus and a cyanobacteria that exist in a symbiotic relationship.
The photos below are pictures of organisms that I believe fall into one of these two categories
![](picture_library/plants/bacteria_3746.jpg)
Marine Lichen?
![](picture_library/plants/bacteria_0638.jpg)
A spread of about 10 feet
![](picture_library/plants/bacteria_5928.jpg)
Lyngbya majuscula ?
![](picture_library/plants/bacteria_0784.jpg)
Unknown
![](picture_library/plants/bacteria_1641.jpg)
Unknown
![](picture_library/plants/cyanobacteria_2099.jpg)
Unknown
![](picture_library/plants/cyanobacteria_2101.jpg)
Unknown
![](picture_library/plants/cyanobacteria_2138.jpg)
Unknown
![](picture_library/plants/bacteria_4401.jpg)
Oxygen Bubbles from photosynthesis
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![](picture_library/plants/bacteria_4597.jpg)
Unknown
![](picture_library/plants/bacteria_6201.jpg)
Unknown
![](picture_library/plants/cyanobacteria_1828.jpg)
![](picture_library/plants/cyanobacteria_1830.jpg)
![](picture_library/plants/cyanobacteria_1831.jpg)
![](picture_library/plants/bacteria_4543.jpg)
Leptolyngbya crosbyana?
![](picture_library/plants/bacteria_9195.jpg)
Leptolyngbya crosbyana?
![](picture_library/plants/bacteria_9230.jpg)
Leptolyngbya crosbyana?
![](picture_library/plants/bacteria_7506.jpg)
Fuzz-Ball Algae?
![](picture_library/plants/bacteria_5375.jpg)
Marine Lichen - fungi?
![](picture_library/plants/bacteria_5187.jpg)