Scientific name Chroococcales Higher classification Cyanophyceae | Subkingdom Eubacteria Rank Order | |
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Lower classifications Gloeocapsa, Microcystis aeruginosa, Synechocystis, Suizenji nori | ||
Refined albitite chroococcales
The Chroococcales are an order of Cyanobacteria in some classifications which includes the harmful algal bloom Microcystis aeruginosa. Molecular data indicate that the members of the Chroococcales may not be a clade.
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Characteristics
The order is characterized by single, floating cells or colonies which are embedded to a matrix. Also, a lack of differentiation between apical and basal structures exists.
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