
Cylindrospermum
Cylindrospermum is a genus of filamentous cyanobacteria found in terrestrial and aquatic environments. In terrestrial ecosystems, Cylindrospermum is found in soils, and in aquatic ones, it commonly grows as part of the periphyton on aquatic plants. The genus is heterocystous (nitrogen-fixing) cyanobacteria.
== References ==
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Cylindrospermum stagnale
speciesCylindrospermum stagnale

Cylindrospermum muscicola
speciesCylindrospermum muscicola

Cylindrospermum licheniforme
speciesCylindrospermum licheniforme
Cylindrospermum alatosporum
speciesCylindrospermum alatosporum
Cylindrospermum catenatum
speciesCylindrospermum catenatum
Cylindrospermum minimum
speciesCylindrospermum minimum
Cylindrospermum longisporum
speciesCylindrospermum longisporum
Cylindrospermum marchicum
speciesCylindrospermum marchicum
Cylindrospermum majus
speciesCylindrospermum majus
Where it lives
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