Nodularia

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Nodularia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria Division: Cyanobacteria Class: see [1] Order: Nostocales Family: Nostocaceae Genus: Nodularia Mertens 1822
Species
Nodularia armorica Nodularia harveyana Nodularia sphaerocarpa Nodularia spumigena

Nodularia is a genus of filamentous cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae. They occur mainly in brackish or slightly salinic waters, e.g. in the Baltic Sea. Nodularia cells occasionally form heavy algal blooms. Some strains produce a cyanotoxin called nodularin R, which is harmful to humans.

[edit] References

1. Jiří Komárek, Tomáš Hauer. Cyano Database - DB of genera - Nodularia. The on-line database of cyanobacterial genera. Retrieved on August 11, 2005.