Cylindrospermopsis

Cylindrospermopsis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Cyanobacteria
Class:	Cyanophyceae
Order:	Nostocales
Family:	Aphanizomenonaceae
Genus:	Cylindrospermopsis; Seenayya & Subbaraju, 1972

Last updated May 07, 2019

Cylindrospermopsis is a planktonic genus of filamentous cyanobacteria known for its blooms in eutrophic waters. The type species is the tropical Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii (Woloszynska) Seenayya & Subbaraju. The cyanotoxin cylindrospermopsin was first identified from a species of this genus.^[1]

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References

↑ Patrick J. Walsh; et al., eds. (2008). Oceans and Human Health: Risks and Remedies from the Seas. Amsterdam: Elsevier. pp. 281–282. ISBN 978-0123725844.

Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Cylindrospermopsis". AlgaeBase . World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.

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[1] Patrick J. Walsh; et al., eds. (2008). Oceans and Human Health: Risks and Remedies from the Seas. Amsterdam: Elsevier. pp. 281–282. ISBN 978-0123725844.