Aphanizamenon

Cross Index	Aphanizamenon
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
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Specialized structures	Trichomes are straight and often slightly tapered at both ends; the cells near the termini are also more elongate and more hyaline (low pigment content), appearing vacuolate Other characteristics include the arrangement of trichomes into flakelike fascicles (bundles), typically planktonic. The individual trichomes glide against others of the fascicle. Heterocysts are intercalary, often infrequent and more elongate than the vegetative cells but not much broader. Akinetes are distant from heterocysts, extremely elongate, and somewhat wider than vegetative cells. Gas vesicles are normally abundant in vegetative cells

Habitat	This genus is best known worldwide for the abundant planktonic species, A. flos-aquae Ralfs ex Bornet and Flahault and A. gracile Lemm. which characterize many mesotrophic and eutrophic lakes in temperate climates, particularly in late summer and fall. Aphanizomenon also occurs in brackish waters of the Baltic Sea along with Nodularia spumigena
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