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Found 10 strains in the SAG-DB containing "spirulina"

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Image Strain Number Genus Species Authority Former Name Division Class Authentic Medium Axenic Locality Sequence
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Arthrospira massartii 31.96 Arthrospira massartii Kufferath Spirulina massartii (Kufferath) Geitler Cyanobacteria Cyanophyceae no WC bacterial or other types of contamination Vietnam, bloom in freshwater pond in Hanoi, together with Microcystis and green algae ☐ ☐
Arthrospira maxima 49.88 Arthrospira maxima Setchell et Gardner Spirulina maxima (Setchell et Gardner) Geitler Cyanobacteria Cyanophyceae no Spirul bacterial or other types of contamination Italy, ☑ ☐
Arthrospira maxima 84.79 Arthrospira maxima Setchell et Gardner Spirulina maxima (Setchell et Gardner) Geitler Cyanobacteria Cyanophyceae no Spirul bacterial or other types of contamination Chad, natron lake ☑ ☑
Arthrospira platensis 21.99 Arthrospira platensis (Nordstedt) Gomont Spirulina platensis (Nordstedt) Geitler Cyanobacteria Cyanophyceae no Spirul bacterial or other types of contamination Namibia, Walfishbay, Lagune ☑ ☑
Arthrospira platensis 257.80 Arthrospira platensis (Nordstedt) Gomont Spirulina platensis (Nordstedt) Geitler Cyanobacteria Cyanophyceae no Spirul bacterial or other types of contamination Peru, Dpto. Ica, Laguna Huacachina ☑ ☐
Arthrospira platensis 85.79 Arthrospira platensis (Nordstedt) Gomont Spirulina platensis (Nordstedt) Geitler Cyanobacteria Cyanophyceae no Spirul bacterial or other types of contamination Chad, natron lake ☑ ☑
Arthrospira platensis 86.79 Arthrospira platensis (Nordstedt) Gomont Spirulina platensis (Nordstedt) Geitler Cyanobacteria Cyanophyceae no Spirul bacterial or other types of contamination Chad, natron lake ☑ ☐
Spirulina labyrinthiformis 59.90 Spirulina labyrinthiformis Gomont Cyanobacteria Cyanophyceae no 1/2SWES bacterial or other types of contamination France, Corsica, Calvi, quai-walls of harbour, 1.5 m depth, on Cladophora prolifera, marine ☑ ☐
Spirulina laxissima 256.80 Spirulina laxissima G.S. West Cyanobacteria Cyanophyceae no Spirul bacterial or other types of contamination Kenya, Lake Nakuru, natron lake ☑ ☐
Spirulina subsalsa 1475-2 Spirulina subsalsa Oerstedt ex Gomont S. versicolor Cyanobacteria Cyanophyceae no 1/2SWES bacterial and fungal contaminations United Kingdom, from marine Cladophora, brackish ☐ ☐