Biology:Nostocales
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Short description: Order of bacteria
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| Anabaena flos-aquae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Bacteria |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Cyanobacteria |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Cyanophyceae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Nostocales T.Cavalier-Smith |
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The Nostocales are an order of cyanobacteria containing most of its species. It includes filamentous forms, both simple or branched, and both those occurring as single strands or multiple strands within a sheath. Some members show a decrease in width from the base, and some have heterocysts.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q959143 entry
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