Merismopedia
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| Merismopedia | |
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| Merismodepia sp. | |
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| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Cyanobacteria |
| Order: | Chroococcales |
| Genus: | Merismopedia |
Merismopedia (from the Greek merismos (division) and the Greek pedion (plain) ) is a genus of cyanobacteria found in fresh and salt water. It is ovoid or spherical in shape and arranged in rows and flats, forming rectangular colonies held together by a mucilaginous matrix. Species in this genus divide in only two directions, creating a characteristic grid-like pattern.
[edit] Species
The species currently recognised are:
- M. affixa
- M. angularis
- M. artica
- M. cantonensis
- M. chondroidea
- M. convoluta
- M. danubiana
- M. duplex
- M. elegans
- M. ferrophila
- M. glauca
- M. insignis
- M. litoralis
- M. marssonii
- M. minima
- M. paludosa
- M. punctata
- M. quadruplicata
- M. remota
- M. revoluta
- M. revolutivum
- M. sinica
- M. smithii
- M. tenuissima
- M. thermalis
- M. trolleri
- M. venezuelica
- M. warmingiana
[edit] References
- Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Aphanocapsa". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=43071&sk=0&#anchor. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- L. E. Graham and L. W. Wilcox (2000). Algae. Prentice-Hall, NJ
Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Merismopedia". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=43071.
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