Merismopedia

Merismopedia

Merismodepia sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Cyanobacteria
Order:	Chroococcales
Genus:	Merismopedia

Merismopedia (from the Greek merismos (division) and the Greek pedion (plain) ) is a genus of cyanobacteria found in fresh and salt water. It is ovoid or spherical in shape and arranged in rows and flats, forming rectangular colonies held together by a mucilaginous matrix. Species in this genus divide in only two directions, creating a characteristic grid-like pattern.

Species

The species currently recognised are:

M. affixa
M. angularis
M. artica
M. cantonensis
M. chondroidea
M. convoluta
M. danubiana
M. duplex
M. elegans
M. ferrophila
M. glauca
M. insignis
M. litoralis
M. marssonii
M. minima
M. paludosa
M. punctata
M. quadruplicata
M. remota
M. revoluta
M. revolutivum
M. sinica
M. smithii
M. tenuissima
M. thermalis
M. trolleri
M. venezuelica
M. warmingiana

References

Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Aphanocapsa". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=43071&sk=0&#anchor. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
L. E. Graham and L. W. Wilcox (2000). Algae. Prentice-Hall, NJ

Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Merismopedia". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=43071.