- Nostocales
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Nostocales Anabaena flos-aquae Scientific classification Kingdom: Bacteria Subkingdom: Eubacteria Phylum: Cyanobacteria Class: Cyanophyceae Order: Nostocales The Nostocales order contains most of the species of cyanobacteria. It includes filamentous forms, both simple or branched, and both those occurring as single strands or multiple strands within a sheath. Some but not all members show a decrease in width from the base. Again, some but not all have heterocysts.
The families included are[1]:
- Microchaetaceae
- Nostocaceae
- Rivulariaceae
- Scytonemataceae
References
References
Categories:- Cyanobacteria
- Bacteria stubs
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