| Cross Index | Trichodesmium |
| SuperSet | Prokaryote, Eubacteria Phototrophic Oxygenic Bacteria |
| Compare | Cyanobacteria
Prochlorales Procloron didemni, Prochlorothrix hollandica |
| Contrast | The photosynthetic or phototrophic bacteria can be broken into two major groups; the Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria that grow under anaerobic conditions and theOxygenic PhototrophicBacteria that use oxygen to carry out photosynthesis |
| Subset |
| Morphology | Trichodesmium |
| CELLULAR |
| Staining | |
| Morphology | morphologically similar to Oscillatoria, ie filamentous cyanobacterium but they form parallell or radiate clusters |
| Motility | slow gliding on solid medium |
| Specialized structures | all are reddish in colour, abundant gas vesivcels resistant to collapse even at high hydrostatic pressurs |
| Division |
| COLONIAL |
| Solid surface |
| Liquid |
| Growth Parameters | Trichodesmium |
| PHYSIOLOGICAL |
| Tropism | phototroph |
| Oxygen | use oxygen for photosynthesis |
| pH | |
| Temperature | |
| Requirements | |
| Products | contain PE with phycourobilin which gives a reddish colour |
| Enzymes | |
| Unique features | The photosynthetic or phototrophic bacteria can be broken into two major groups; those that grow under anaerobic conditions and those that use oxygen to carry out photosynthesis |
| ENVIRONMENTAL |
| Habitat | warm water, tropical to semitropical marine habitats, two freesh water species |
| Lifestyle | |
| Pathogenicity |
| Distribution |
| Genome | Trichodesmium |
| G+C Mol % |
| Reference | Trichodesmium |
| First citation | |
| The Prokaryotes | |
| Bergey's Determinative | p 399 |
| References |