Defining Characteristics:
- Colony forming? No
- Filamentous? Yes
- Filaments are isopolar
- can be solitary to mat-forming
- Cells are cylindrical
- Corkscrew-like morphology
- Very motile
- Sheath may be present
- Aerotopes, heterocysts and akinetes absent
- Could be confused with: Arthrospira
Solitary filaments
