dolichospermum flosaquae dolichospermum flosaquae dolichospermum flosaquae is a species of cyanobacteria belonging to the family aphanizomenonaceae. dolichospermum flosaquae scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: cyanobacteria class: cyanophyceae order: nostocales family: aphanizomenonaceae genus: dolichospermum species: d. flosaquae binomial name dolichospermum flosaquae(brébisson ex bornet & flahault) p.wacklin, l.hoffmann & j.komárek, 2009 type locality: sweden, denmark, scotland, france, germany, usa. synonyms anabaena flosaquae brébisson ex bornet & flauhault 1886 anabaena flos-aquae