Species Detail - Microcystis - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Quantitative Phytoplankton data from Irish lakes".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
Live Map

Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Live Map
Microcystis
N/A
NHMSYS0021057579 RecommendedWell-formed
N/A
N/A
Lemmerm., 1907
Bacterium
Genus
12
11
9
25/05/2001
11/08/2003
21 May (recorded in 2011)
11 August (recorded in 2003)
Environmental Protection Agency, Quantitative Phytoplankton data from Irish lakes, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Microcystis, accessed 15 December 2025, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/41/Species/290112

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)