Bahareh Nowruzi - Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman.
Ali Ahmadi Moghadam - Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University, Kerman.

Nostoc ellipsosporum and Nostoc muscorum are recorded for the first time from Iran. These species are collected from paddy fields of Golestan province in North of Iran. Morphological characters are used for identification of the species.

Nostoc ellipsosporum, Nostoc muscorum, Golestan Province, Paddy Fields, new records, Iran