The first finding of Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii (Woloszińska) Seenayya et Subba Raju 1972 (Cyanoprokaryota) in Serbia

Abstract

Within the framework of a detailed survey of the algal community in the salt marshes of the Vojvodina Province (northern Serbia), we found Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii (Woloszińska) Seenayya et Subba Raju in water samples from Slatina Pond near Opovo. This is, de facto, the first finding of C. raciborskii in Serbia. It is of particular importance given that C. raciborskii produces cyanotoxins and that available data show that in Serbia this alga is expanding its range of distribution, notably in carp ponds. The present paper is concerned with both the general and specific characteristics of the alga and the specific characteristics of the habitat in which the alga was found.