Dermocarpella

Cross Index	Dermocarpella
SuperSet	Prokaryote, Eubacteria , Oxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria
Compare	Cyanobacteria Chroococcales: Chamaesiphon, Cyanothece, Gloeobacter, Gleocapsa, Gloethece, Microcystis, Myxobaktron, Synechococcus, Synechocystis Pleurocapsales Chroococcidiopsis, Dermocarpa, Dermocarpella, Myxosarcina, Pleurocapsa, Xenococcus Oscillatoriales Arthrospira, Crinalium, Lyngbya, Microcoleus, Oscillatoria, Pseudoanabaena, Spirulina, Starria, Trichodesmium Nostocales Anabaena, Aphanizamenon, Cylindrospermum, Nodularia, Nostoc, Scytonema, Calothrix Stigonematales Chlorogloepsis, Fischerella, Geitleria, Stigonema Prochlorales Procloron didemni, Prochlorothrix hollandica
Contrast	Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria Archaea
Subset

Reference	Dermocarpella
First citation	Lemmermann,E.1907. Die Algenflora der Chatham Islands. Bot. Jahrb.Syst. Pflanzengesch. Pflanzengeogr. 38:343-382.
The Prokaryotes
Bergey's Systematatic	p 1754 J.B. Waterbury
Bergey's Determinative	p 389
References

Staining	Gram negative
Morphology	An ovoid aggregate uniquely exhibits polarity which results from the asymmetric enlargement of the baeocyte to produce an ovoid vegetative cells and from the characteristics planeof division of the first transverse fission
Motility	motile baeocytes
Specialized structures	Cyanobacteria that undergo binary fission to form an ovoid aggregate consisting of a large apical cell and from one to three smaller basal cells. The cell aggregate possesses an intrinsic apicalbasal polarity. Multiple fission of the apical cell then occurs, followed by the release of motile baeocytes. The baeocytes enlarge asymmetrically into ovoid vegetative cells before initiating binary fission. After the initial round of multiple fission, the remaining basal cells enlarge asymmetrically, undergo binary fission to form apical reproductive cells and smaller basal cells, and initiate multiple fission in the apical cells.