Calothrix adscendens

(No common name)

Taxonomy

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Domain: Bacteria (Haeckel, 1894) Woese, Kandler & Wheelis, 1990
- Kingdom: Bacteria (Cohn, 1870) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 ex Cavalier-Smith, 2002
  - Phylum: Cyanobacteria Stanier, 1974 ex Cavalier-Smith, 2002 - Cyanobacteria
    - Class: Hormogoneae Thuret, 1875 ex Cavalier-Smith, 2002 - Filamentous Cyanobacteria
      - Order: Nostocales Cavalier-Smith, 2002
        Family: Rivulariaceae Kützing, 1843
        Genus: Calothrix
        Specific descriptor: adscendens Bornet & Flahault
        Scientific name: Calothrix adscendens Bornet & Flahault

Notes:

Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Rindi F..

Physical Description

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Distribution

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Similar Species

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Members of the genus Calothrix:

There are approximately 98 species and subspecies in this genus: C. adscendens · C. aeruginea · C. aeruginosa · C. africana · C. anomala · C. antarctica · C. atricha · C. australiensis · C. bossei · C. braunii · C. brebissonii · C. breviarticulata · C. brevissima · C. calibaea · C. calida · C. candelii · C. castellii · C. clavata · C. clavatoides · C. columbiana · C. confervicola · C. conica · C. consociata · C. contarenii · C. crustacea · C. crustacea var. crassa · C. cylindrica · C. distorta · C. divergens · C. elenkinii · C. endophytica · C. epiphytica · C. evanescens · C. fasciculata · C. flahaultii · C. flamulorum · C. floccosa · C. fullerbornii · C. fusca · C. fusco-violacea · C. fuscoviolacea · C. galpinii · C. gelatinosa · C. goetzei · C. gracilis · C. gypsophila · C. intricata · C. irregularis · C. javanica · C. kawraiskyi · C. kosinskajae · C. kossinskajae · C. kuntzei · C. linearis · C. luteofusca · C. marchica · C. marchica var. intermedia · C. membranacea · C. minima · C. minuscula · C. nidulans · C. nodulosa · C. ornatum · C. orsiniana · C. parasitica · C. parietina · C. parietina forma polymorpha · C. parietina var. africana · C. parietina var. thermalis · C. parva · C. pilosa · C. plana · C. prolifera · C. pulvinata · C. ramenskii · C. rectangularis · C. reticulata · C. rhizosoleniae · C. robusta · C. sandvicensis · C. scopulorum · C. scopulosum · C. scytonemicola · C. scytonemicola var. brasiliensis · C. simplex · C. simulans · C. socialis · C. stagnalis · C. stellaris · C. stellulata · C. tenella · C. thermalis · C. variegata · C. viguieri · C. vivipara · C. weberi · C. wembaerensis · C. wrangelii

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Notes

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Contributors:

AlgaeBase, 3.0, 2004.
Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.

Identifiers:

Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13303551
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2811663

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Last Revised: May 17, 2008