Cylindrospermum

Cylindrospermum
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	Cylindrospermum sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Cyanobacteria
Class:	(See [1].)
Order:	Nostocales
Family:	Nostocaceae
Genus:	Cylindrospermum; Kützing ex Bornet &Flahault, 1886

Cylindrospermum is a genus of filamentous cyanobacteria found in terrestrial and aquatic environments. In terrestrial ecosystems, Cylindrospermum is found in soils, and in aquatic it commonly grows as part of the periphyton on aquatic plants. The genus is a heterocystous (nitrogen-fixing) cyanobacterium.^[1]

References

^ Carr, Edited by N.G. (1973). The Biology of Blue-Green Algae. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 262. ISBN 0520023447. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

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

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[1] Carr, Edited by N.G. (1973). The Biology of Blue-Green Algae. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 262. ISBN 0520023447. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

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