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Spirulinaceae

The Spirulinaceae is a family of cyanobacteria, the only family in the order Spirulinales. Its members are notable for having coiled trichomes.

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Spirulinaceae
Spirulina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Cyanobacteriota
Class: Cyanophyceae
Order: Spirulinales
Komárek et al. 20141
Family: Spirulinaceae
(Gomont) Hoffmann, Komárek, & Kaštovský
Genera1
Synonyms
  • Spirulinoideae Gomont 1892

The Spirulinaceae is a family of cyanobacteria, the only family in the order Spirulinales. Its members are notable for having coiled trichomes.

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References

  1. 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.