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Lyngbya is a genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 of cyanobacteria
Cyanobacteria

Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, blue-green bacteria or Cyanophyta, is a phylum of bacteria that obtain their energy through photosynthesis....
 that is one of the causes of the human skin irritation called swimmer's itch
Swimmer's itch

Swimmer?s itch, duck itch, or cercarial dermatitis, is a short-term, immune reaction occurring in the skin of humans that have been infected by water-borne trematode parasites....
. This skin irritation is unrelated to cercarial dermatitis. Some Lyngbya species also cause destruction of aquatic ecosystems when they form dense floating mats in the water.








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Lyngbya is a genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 of cyanobacteria
Cyanobacteria

Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, blue-green bacteria or Cyanophyta, is a phylum of bacteria that obtain their energy through photosynthesis....
 that is one of the causes of the human skin irritation called swimmer's itch
Swimmer's itch

Swimmer?s itch, duck itch, or cercarial dermatitis, is a short-term, immune reaction occurring in the skin of humans that have been infected by water-borne trematode parasites....
. This skin irritation is unrelated to cercarial dermatitis. Some Lyngbya species also cause destruction of aquatic ecosystems when they form dense floating mats in the water.

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