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Gloeocapsa magma is a species of cyanobacteria.

Cyanobacteria are an ancient line of photosynthesizing bacteria, which photolyze water generating oxygen gas. Ancient cyanobacteria were ancestral to the chloroplasts of all plants on earth. This particular type of cyanobacteria is responsible for creating black stains and streaks on roofs.The bacteria accumulate over time as it feeds on moisture and calcium carbonate.This accumulation begins to show the black stains as the cyanobacteria develop their dark and hard UV-protective outer coating.

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