Cylindrospermum
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Illustration of Cylindrospermum stagnale. h, heterocyst; sp, resting spore
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Cyanobacteria
Class: Cyanophyceae
Order: Nostocales
Family: Nostocaceae
Genus: Cylindrospermum
Kützing ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886
Species[1]
  • C. alatosporum
  • C. badium
  • C. catenatum
  • C. licheniforme
  • C. majus
  • C. marchicum
  • C. michailovskoense
  • C. moravicum
  • C. muscicola
  • C. pellucidum
  • C. siamensis
  • C. skujae
  • C. stagnale
Illustration of "Cylindrospermum stagnale". h, heterocyst; sp, resting spore

Cylindrospermum is a genus of filamentous cyanobacteria found in terrestrial and aquatic environments. In terrestrial ecosystems, Cylindrospermum is found in soils, and in aquatic ones, it commonly grows as part of the periphyton on aquatic plants. The genus is heterocystous (nitrogen-fixing) cyanobacteria.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Cylindrospermum". www.uniprot.org.
  2. ^ Carr, Edited by N.G.; Whitton, B.A. (1973). The Biology of Blue-Green Algae. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 262. ISBN 978-0520023444. ((cite book)): |first= has generic name (help)

Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Cylindrospermum". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.


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