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Home / Cyanobacteria / Filaments / Branched / Capsosira |
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Name derivation: |
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Classification: |
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Capsosira Kützing ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886; 3 of 3 described species are currently accepted (Guiry 2012) Order Nostocales; Family Stigonemataceae |
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Morphology: |
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Highly branched trichomes usually containing thick, sometimes laminated sheaths. |
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Habitat: |
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Freshwater benthos, epilithic and epiphytic, apparently widespread in marshes and unpolluted running water. |
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References: |
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Bornet, É. and C. Flahault 1886 '1887'. Revision des Nostocacées hétérocystées contenues dans les principaux herbiers de France. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Septième série 5: 51-129. Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 December 2012. |
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