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Name derivation: |
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From the Greek rhabdos– a rod, and -derma skin |
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Classification: |
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Rhabdoderma Schmidle and Lauterborn 1900; 18 of 27 species are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2013).Order Synechococcales; Family Synechococcaceae
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Morphology: |
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Cylindrical and rod-shaped cells arranged in colonies within fine mucilage.
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Similar genera: |
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None known.
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Carbonic anhydrase activity |
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Rhabdoderma lineare is an extreme alkalophile and halophile, abundant at pH 10 in soda lakes.
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Habitat: |
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Some species are common in plankton of large lakes, although not in abundance. Others are extreme alkalophiles halophiles (Dudoladova et al. 2004). |
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References: |
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Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 September 2013. Dudoladova, M.V., A.G. Markelova and N.V. Lebedeva 2004. Jaeger E. C. 1972. A source-book of biological names and terms. 3rd Ed. Charles C. Thomas Publisher Schmidle, W. 1900. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Planktonalgen. I. Einige neue Formen. Berichte der deutsche botanischen Gesellschaft 18: 144-158, pl. VI. Wehr J.D. and R. G. Sheath. 2003. Freshwater Algae of North America. Academic Press (Imprint of Elsevier) . |
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