Melosira - Part of the Chrysophyta or golden-brown algae, Chrysophyta are divided into two classes. Chrysophyceae and the Bacillariophyceae. Melosira falls into the class Bacillariophyceae which are diatoms. Commonly found in drinking water, can give the water a grassy or fishy odor. (Burglingame, 2002)
Oscillatoria - cyanobacteria, Filamentous organism without heterocysts, Able to convert nitrogen into ammonia, nitrates, or nitrites. Found in the bottom of the aquarium. (Palinska, 2007)
Reference:
Canter-Lund H, Lund J. Freshwater Algae – Their microscopic world explored. Bristol. Biopress Ltd. 1995. p. 141, Fig. 255 Melosira. p. 227, Fig.430 Oscillatora
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Palinska, Katarzyna, William Horgan, and Wolfgang Krumbein. "Cyanobacteria." Encyclopedia of Life Sciences: Supplementary Set. Vol. 22. Chichester, United Kingdom: Wiley, 2007. 199-206. 6 vols. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Gale. Univ of Tennessee Library Serials Dept. 20 Nov. 2010
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