Lyngbya gracilis
(Meneghini) Rabenhorst ,
1865 (Cyanobacteria formerly Blue Green Algae)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Organism information awaits expert curation
| Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Cyanobacteria |
| Class: | Cyanophyceae |
| Order: | Oscillatoriales |
| Family: | Oscillatoriaceae |
Description
Size: Trichomes 5.0-6.3 μm broad, cells 1-1/2 times as long as broad, 2.5-4.0 μm long.
Color: Maroon to purple.
Some constriction at the cross walls, the apex not tapering, and the terminal cell with a rounded end and thin-walled, the cell contents rose-colored, and the plant mass maroon to purple.
Size: Trichomes 5.0-6.3 μm broad, cells 1-1/2 times as long as broad, 2.5-4.0 μm long.
Color: Maroon to purple.
Some constriction at the cross walls, the apex not tapering, and the terminal cell with a rounded end and thin-walled, the cell contents rose-colored, and the plant mass maroon to purple.
Synonym (s)
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Habitat: Estuarine, Rocky, Coastal
Habitat: Estuarine, Rocky, Coastal
Biogeography
• West Bengal, Haora INDIA (Record: 09/07/2004)
• Gujarat, Gulf of Khambhat (Lat: 20.75) (Long: 73) INDIA
• West Bengal, Haora INDIA (Record: 09/07/2004)
• Gujarat, Gulf of Khambhat (Lat: 20.75) (Long: 73) INDIA
Literature Source(s)
- Naskar, N; Naskar, KR and Sen, CR (2008) Brackish water Oscillatoriaceae from north 24-Parganas, West Bengal, India Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy Bangladesh Association of Plant Taxonomists 15(1) 31-38 Available at - http://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJPT/article/viewFile/909/975
- Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
- (2006) Algaebase Available at - http://www.algaebase.org/
- Parikh, A; Shah, v and Madamwar, D (2006) Cyanobacterial flora from polluted marine shores Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Springer 120(1-3) 407-414 Available at - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-005-9070-z
- Humm, HJ and Wicks, SR (1980) Introduction and guide to the Marine bluegreen algae A Wiley-Interscience Publication, John Wiley and Sons 194 pp Available at - NIO, Goa
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