Planktothrix
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| Planktothrix | |
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| Planktothrix rubescens | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Class: | Cyanobacteria |
| Order: | Oscillatoriales |
| Family: | Phormidiaceae |
| Genus: | Planktothrix Anagnostidis & Komárek |
Planktothrix is a genus of filamentous blue-green algae. Type species of the genus Planktothrix is Planktothrix agardhii (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek. The genus was scrutinized in 2002 by S. Suda.[1] Before, some species of the taxon were grouped within the genus Oscillatoria. Some species in this genus, like P. rubescens, are known to produce toxins and can form harmful algal blooms.
Species
- Planktothrix agardhii
- Planktothrix rubescens
- Planktothrix isothrix
References
- ↑ Taxonomic revision of water-bloom-forming species of oscillatorioid cyanobacteria. Shoichiro Suda, Makoto M. Watanabe, Shigeto Otsuka, Aparat Mahakahant, Wichien Yongmanitchai, Napavarn Nopartnaraporn, Yongding Liu and John G. Day. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (2002), 52, 1577–1595 doi:10.1099/ijs.0.01834-0
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