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Name derivation: |
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Cylindrical seed. |
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Classification: |
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Cylindrospermopsis G.Seenayya and N. Subba Raju in T.V. Desikachary 1972; 6 of 9 species descriptions are currently accepted taxonomically (Guiry and Guiry 2013).Order Nostocales; Family Nostocaceae |
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Morphology: |
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Trichome (filament with no visible sheath), either tapered or not tapered, and either straight or helical. |
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Habitat: |
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Aquatic, on plants and hard substrata. Some species occur in the marine intertidal zone. |
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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. Seenayya, G. and N. Subba Raju 1972. On the ecology and systematic of the alga known as Anabaenopsis raciborskii (Wolosz.) Elenk. and a critical evaluation of the forms described under the genus Anabaenopsis. In: Papers submitted to the First International Symposium on Taxonomy and Biology of blue-green algae. (Desikachary, T.V. Eds), pp. 52-57. Madras. |
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