The Scytonemataceae are a family of filamentous, heterocystous cyanobacteria within the order Nostocales. The family is known from freshwater, marine, and terrestrial environments, where it grows in colonies attached to the substrate. Akinetes are not known, and the members of the family are known to reproduce with nonheterocystous hormogonia.[3]
| Scytonemataceae | |
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| Heterocyst of Scytonema crispum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Cyanobacteria |
| Class: | Cyanophyceae |
| Order: | Nostocales |
| Family: | Scytonemataceae Rabenhorst ex Bornet & Flahault |
| Genera[2] | |
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References
edit- ^ Section Myochrotes is sufficiently different to merit its own genus, but this hasn't formally happened, yet. See Komárek et al. 2014.
- ^ Komárek J; Kaštovský J; Mareš J; Johansen JR. (2014). "Taxonomic classification of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacterial genera) 2014, using a polyphasic approach" (PDF). Preslia. 86: 295–335.
- ^ Holt, John G. (1994). Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology (9. ed.). Baltimore, Md. [u.a.]: Williams & Wilkins. p. 406. ISBN 978-0683006032.
External links
edit- Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Scytonemataceae". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.