| STRAINS* | Morphotype | Geographicalcoordinates of sampling | Substrate |
| N0 EPN16bS01 | Nostoc commune | Edmonson Point North, Antarctic 74˚19'55.19"S; 165˚07'45.26"E | Soil |
| N1 KP 1aS01 | Nostoc commune | Kar Plateau, Antarctic 76˚54'00"S; 162˚32'00"E | Algal mat |
| N5 = LBT 88 S01 | Nostoc commune | Cape King, Antarctic 73˚35'22.54"S; 166˚33'55.25"E | Soil, water |
| N8 8 S01 | Nostoc commune | Icaro, Antarctic 74˚42'54.18"S; 164˚06'31.76"E | Dry moss |
| N43 S01 | Nostoc commune | Tarn flat, Antarctic 75˚00'27.34"S; 162˚15'46.97"E | Soil |
| N117 S01 | Nostoc commune | Harrow Peak, Antarctic 74˚05'00,00"S; 164˚49'13.75"E | Moss |
| L CK338bS01 | Leptolyngbya sp. Pseudophormidium sp. | Cape King, Antarctic 73˚35'22.54"S; 166˚33'55.25"E | Moss |
| LY TN 1bS04 | Leptolyngbya sp. | Ten Nunatak, Antarctic 74˚50'21.14"S; 162˚33'45.14"E | Water, sediment |
| L4 CK 344b | Phormidium sp. | Cape King, Antarctic 73˚35'22.54"S; 166˚33'55,25"E | Musk |
| L5 BTNS01 | Leptolyngbya sp. | Mario Zucchelli Station Baia Terranova Antarctic 74˚41'44.84"S; 164˚06'39.97" | Soil |
| L11 S01 | Leptolyngbya sp. | Icaro, Antarctic 74˚42'54.18"S; 164˚06'31.76"E | Dry moss |
| P KP1aS04 | (Plectonema sp.). Pseudophormidium sp. | Kar Plateau, Antarctic 76˚54'00"S; 162˚32'00"E | Algae |
| P2 El 1cS01 | (Plectonema sp.) Pseudophormidium sp. | Enigma lake, Antarctic 74˚43'18.06"S; 163˚55'49.12"E | Algae |
| LM** 2LT2S | Leptolyngbya sp. | Lake of Trasimeno, Northern Italy 43˚08'22"N 12˚06'27"E | Fresh water |
| N6** BB14 | Nostoc sp. | Lake of Bubano, Northern Italy 44˚24'40"N; 11˚46'53"E | Fresh water |
| NM** | Nostoc sp. | S. Maria di Leuca, South Italy. Mediterranean 39˚47'0"N; 18˚19'0"E | Sea water |
| G3*** 3Be S65 | Gloeocapsa | Belize 17˚28'N ; 88˚10'W | Water |