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Scytonema

Hormogoneae - Nostocales - Scytonemataceae

Taxonomy
Scytonema was named by Agardh (1886). It is extant.

It was assigned to Scytonemataceae by Lakhanpal et al. (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Scytonema Agardh
1976Scytonema Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Prokaryota
Bacteria
phylumCyanobacteriaStanier 1973
RankNameAuthor
classHormogoneaeThuret 1875
orderNostocalesBorzì 1914
familyScytonemataceae
genusScytonemaAgardh 1886

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Scytonema Agardh 1886
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackish, freshwaterp
Locomotion: stationaryp
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2007-12-04 09:01:31
Modified: 2007-12-04 11:01:31
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Vachard and Aretz 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available