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Oscillatoria limnetica. This blue-green alga dominates the autumnal bloom in lakes in Loch Vale, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. It is much more sensitive to acid conditions than Asterionella formosa, a planktonic diatom that dominates the spring bloom. Photo: MCC-NIES Japan.