Biology:Chroococcales
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Short description: Order of bacteria
| Chroococcales | |
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| Microcystis aeruginosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Cyanobacteria |
| Class: | Cyanophyceae |
| Order: | Chroococcales von Wettstein von Westerheim |
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The Chroococcales (/ˌkroʊəˌkɒˈkeɪliːz/[2]) are an order of cyanobacteria in some classifications which includes the harmful algal bloom Microcystis aeruginosa.[3] Molecular data indicate that Chroococcales may be polyphyletic, meaning its members may not all belong to the same clade or have the same common ancestor.[1]
Characteristics
The order is characterized by single, floating cells or colonies which are embedded to a matrix. Also, a lack of differentiation between apical and basal structures exists.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Taxonomic classification of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacterial genera) 2014, using a polyphasic approach". Preslia 86: 295–335. 2014. http://www.preslia.cz/P144Komarek.pdf.
- ↑ "Chroococcales". Merriam-Webster. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chroococcales.
- ↑ "Chroococcales". EOL. http://www.eol.org/pages/3238.
- ↑ "Chroococcales". Digital Specimen Archives. Protist Information Server. http://protist.i.hosei.ac.jp/pdb/images/Prokaryotes/Chroococcaceae/index.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q3488765 entry
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