Quick Facts

• Scientific name: Microseira wollei (formerly classified as Lyngbya wollei)
• Origin: Asia, Africa, and Australia
• Introduction: Uncertain – in US >100 years
• Aquatic community: Submersed, not rooted / floating mats
• Habitat: Nutrient rich, degraded waters
• Distribution: Throughout Florida, mostly peninsular
• Management effort: Maintenance
• 2020 Acres Treated: 0