Hippocampus (mythology) landwards through vast underground caverns and aquifers, rising replenished and freshened in springs. Thus it was natural for a temple at Helike in the coastal plain of Achaea to be dedicated to "Poseidon Helikonios", (the Poseidon of Helicon), the sacred spring of Boeotian Helikon. When an earthquake suddenly submerged the city, the temple's bronze Poseidon accompanied by hippocampi continued to snag fishermens' nets. Likewise, the hippocampus was considered an appropriate decoration for mosaics in Roman thermae or public baths, as at Aquae Sulis modern day Bath in Britannia ("illustration, below"). Poseidon's horses, which were included in the elaborate sculptural program
Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (dietary supplement) This linked article is about a single strain of AFA labeled as toxic that has been reclassified. Colony-forming morphology is one of the characteristics of the species "Aphanizomenon flos-aquae"; conversely "Aphanizomenon" are not known to form colonies. Algologists Li and Carmichael noted colony formation, or lack thereof, and other morphologic distinctions when comparing "Aphanizomenon flos-aquae" with "Aphanizomenon". Their genetic comparison of "Aphanizomenon flos-aquae" to other species in the genus "Aphanizomenon" indicates dissimilarity between "Aphanizomenon flos-aquae" and "Aphanizomenon" species. Cyanobacteria have been a staple in the diets of many cultures and have been used for both food and commerce by indigenous