Nostocales
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| Nostocales | |
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| Anabaena flos-aquae | |
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| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Subkingdom: | Eubacteria |
| Phylum: | Cyanobacteria |
| Class: | Cyanophyceae |
| Order: | Nostocales |
The Nostocales order contains most of the species of cyanobacteria. It includes filamentous forms, both simple or branched, and both those occurring as single strands or multiple strands within a sheath. Some but not all members show a decrease in width from the base. Again, some but not all have heterocysts.
The families included are[1]:
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