Chroococcales

Not to be confused with Chlorococcales.

Chroococcales

Microcystis aeruginosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Subkingdom:	Eubacteria
Phylum:	Cyanobacteria
Order:	Chroococcales von Wettstein von Westerheim
Families^[1]
Aphanothecaceae Komárek et al. 2014 Chroococcaceae Nägeli Cyanobacteriaceae Komárek et al. 2014 Cyanothrichaceae Elenkin in Kiselev Entophysalidaceae Geitler Gomphosphaeriaceae Elenkin Microcystaceae Elenkin Stichosiphonaceae Hoffmann, Komárek, & Kaštovský

Chroococcales is an order of cyanobacteria in some classifications which includes the harmful algal bloom Microcystis aeruginosa.^[2] Molecular data indicate that the members of the Chroococcales may not be a clade.

Characteristics

The order is characterized by single, floating cells or colonies which are embedded to a matrix. There is also a lack of differentiation between apical and basal structures.^[3]

References

↑ 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.
↑ "Chroococcales". EOL. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
↑ "Chroococcales". Digital Specimen Archives. Protist Information Server. Retrieved 24 June 2011.

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