Chroococcus limneticus
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Chroococcus limneticus ( Syn .: Limnococcus limneticus (Lemmermann) Komárková, Jezberová, Komárek & Zapomělová, 2010) is a type of cyanobacteria or "blue-green algae". The species, also known as pond blue alga, iswidespread in planktonic areas in both limnic and marine areas. A similar species is the spherical blue alga , Chroococcus turgidus .
features
Chroococcus limneticus forms free-floating, egg-shaped or irregularly shaped colonies of up to 40, but usually fewer cells. These are located in a colorless gelatinous envelope in groups of 2 to 4 cells. The red or blue-green, almost hemispherical cells are six to 12, occasionally up to 20 µm in size and have no gas vacuoles.
supporting documents
- Heinz Streble , Dieter Krauter : Life in a drop of water. Microflora and microfauna of freshwater. An identification book. 10th edition. Kosmos, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-440-10807-4 .
- DM John, Brian A. Whitton, Alan J. Brook: The freshwater algal flora of the British Isles: an identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae , Volume 1. Cambridge University Press (England) 2002.
Web links
http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=29991