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Home / Cyanobacteria / Colonies / Rhabdogloea |
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Name derivation: |
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From the Greek rhabdos –a rod, and gloios- glutinous, gelatinous, sticky |
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Classification: |
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Rhabdogloea Schröder 1917;15 of 16 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2013).Order Synechococcales; Family Synechococcaceae |
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Morphology: |
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Colonies of fusiform cells without distinct sheath |
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Synonym with Dactylococcopsis (Geitler) |
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Habitat: |
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Most species are planktonic in lakes and reservoirs. Some are found within the mucilage of Microcystis colonies. |
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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. Schröder, B. 1917. Beiträge zur Kenntnis des Phytoplanktons aus dem Kochel- und dem Walchensee in Bayern. Berichte der deutsche botanischen Gesellschaft 35: 542-555, pl. XV. |
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