Spirulina is the dried biomass of cyanobacteria that can be consumed by humans and animals. The three species are Arthrospira platensis, A. fusiformis, and A. maxima. Recent research has further moved
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Spirulina powder at 400×, unstained wet mount
Spirulina (genus)
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Spirulina is a genus of cyanobacteria. Despite its name, the "spirulina" dietary supplement actually uses cyanobacteria belonging to the genus Arthrospira.
Spirulina (dietary supplement)
…fusiformis is also found to be insufficiently different from L. maxima to be its own species. The genus Arthrospira was formerly classified in the genus Spirulina, hence the name. Cultivated worldwide, spirulina is used as a dietary supplement or whole food. It is also used as a feed supplement in the aquaculture…
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Microcoils produced by electroplating copper on Spirulina bacteria.