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Hoek, Mann And Jahns System
The Hoek, Mann and Jahns system is a system of taxonomy of algae. It was first published in ''Algae: An Introduction to Phycology'' by Cambridge University Press in 1995. Division Cyanophyta (= Cyanobacteria) * Class Cyanophyceae :* Order Chroococcales (e.g., ''Cyanothece, Aphanothece, Merismopedia, Chroococcus, Gloeocapsa, Microcystis, Chamaesiphon'') :* Order Pleurocapsales (e.g., '' Cyanocystis, Pleurocapsa'') :* Order Oscillatoriales (e.g., ''Oscillatoria, Lyngbya, Microcoleus'') :* Order Nostocales (e.g., ''Nostoc, Anabaena, Aphanizomenon, Scytonema, Rivularia'') :* Order Stigonematales (e.g., '' Stigonema'') Division Prochlorophyta * Class Prochlorophyceae (e.g., ''Prochloron, Prochlorococcus, Prochlorothrix'') Division Glaucophyta * Class Glaucophyceae (e.g., '' Cyanophora, Glaucocystis'') Division Rhodophyta * Class Bangiophyceae :* Order Porphyridiales (e.g., '' Porphyridium, Chroodactylon'') :* Order Rhodochaetales (e.g., '' Rhodochaete'') :* ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Systems Of Plant Taxonomy
This list of systems of plant taxonomy presents "taxonomic systems" used in plant classification. A taxonomic system is a coherent whole of taxonomic judgments on circumscription and placement of the considered taxa. It is only a "system" if it is applied to a large group of such taxa (for example, all the flowering plants). There are two main criteria for this list. A system must be taxonomic, that is deal with many plants, by their botanical names. Secondly it must be a system, i.e. deal with the relationships of plants. Although thinking about relationships of plants had started much earlier (see history of plant systematics), such systems really only came into being in the 19th century, as a result of an ever-increasing influx from all over the world of newly discovered plant species. The 18th century saw some early systems, which are perhaps precursors rather than full taxonomic systems. A milestone event was the publication of ''Species Plantarum'' by Linnaeus which serve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glaucophyceae
The glaucophytes, also known as glaucocystophytes or glaucocystids, are a small group of unicellular algae found in freshwater and moist terrestrial environments, less common today than they were during the Proterozoic. The stated number of species in the group varies from about 14 to 26. Together with the red algae (Rhodophyta) and the green algae plus land plants (Viridiplantae or Chloroplastida), they form the Archaeplastida. However, the relationships among the red algae, green algae and glaucophytes are unclear, in large part due to limited study of the glaucophytes. The glaucophytes are of interest to biologists studying the development of chloroplasts because some studies suggest they may be similar to the original algal type that led to green plants and red algae in that glaucophytes may be basal Archaeplastida. Unlike red and green algae, glaucophytes only have asexual reproduction. Characteristics The plastids of glaucophytes are known as 'muroplasts', 'cyanop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prochlorothrix
Prochlorophyta is a group of photosynthetic bacteria, an important component of picoplankton. These oligotrophic organisms are abundant in nutrient poor tropical waters and use a unique photosynthetic pigment, divinyl-chlorophyll, to absorb light and acquire energy. Prochlorophyta lack red and blue phycobilin pigments and have stacked thylakoids, making them distinctly different from Cyanobacteria (or Cyanophyta), but some authors consider them as part of the Cyanobacteria, as the group Prochlorales. Discovery and naming This unique group of phytoplankton, with no phycobilin pigments, were initially found in 1975 near the Great Barrier Reef and off the coast of Mexico (''Prochloron''). Prochlorophyta was soon assigned as a new algal sub-class in 1976 by Ralph A. Lewin of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Other phytoplankton that lacked phycobilin pigments were later found in freshwater lakes in the Netherlands by Tineke Burger-Wiersma and colleagues and were termed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prochlorococcus
''Prochlorococcus'' is a genus of very small (0.6 μm) marine cyanobacteria with an unusual pigmentation ( chlorophyll ''a2'' and ''b2''). These bacteria belong to the photosynthetic picoplankton and are probably the most abundant photosynthetic organism on Earth. ''Prochlorococcus'' microbes are among the major primary producers in the ocean, responsible for a large percentage of the photosynthetic production of oxygen.Munn, C. ''Marine Microbiology: ecology and applications Second Ed.'' Garland Science, 2011. Prochlorococcus strains, called ecotypes, have physiological differences enabling them to exploit different ecological niches. Analysis of the genome sequences of ''Prochlorococcus'' strains show that 1,273 genes are common to all strains, and the average genome size is about 2,000 genes. In contrast, eukaryotic algae have over 10,000 genes. Discovery Although there had been several earlier records of very small chlorophyll-''b''-containing cyanobacteria in the ocean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prochloron
''Prochloron'' (from the Greek ''pro'' (before) and the Greek ''chloros'' (green) ) is a genus of unicellular oxygenic photosynthetic prokaryotes commonly found as an extracellular symbiont on coral reefs, particularly in didemnid ascidians (sea squirts). Part of the phylum cyanobacteria, it was theorized (endosymbiotic theory) that ''Prochloron'' is a predecessor of the photosynthetic components, chloroplasts, found in photosynthetic eukaryotic cells. However this theory is largely refuted by phylogenetic studies which indicate ''Prochloron'' is not on the same line of descent that lead to chloroplast-containing algae and land plants. ''Prochloron'' was discovered in 1975 by Ralph A. Lewin of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography The Scripps Institution of Oceanography (sometimes referred to as SIO, Scripps Oceanography, or Scripps) in San Diego, California, US founded in 1903, is one of the oldest and largest centers for oceanography, ocean and Earth science research ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stigonematales
The Rivulariaceae are a family of cyanobacteria within the Nostocales in which the filaments (trichomes) are tapered from wider at the base to narrower at the tip. The type species is '' Rivularia haematites'' (Dc) C. A. Agardh. Genera , WoRMS listed the following genera under Rivulariaceae: * '' Amphithrix'' Bornet & Flahault, 1886 * '' Ariasmontanoa'' Molinari & Guiry, 2021 * ''Calothrix'' C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886 * '' Dichothrix'' Zanardini ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886 * '' Gaillardotella'' Bory de Saint-Vincent ex Kuntze, 1898 * '' Gardnerula'' G.De Toni, 1936 * '' Gloiotrichia'' J.Agardh, 1842 * '' Heteractis'' A.P.de Candolle, 1838 * '' Isactis'' Thuret ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886 * '' Macrochaete'' Berrendero, J.R.Johansen & Kastovsky, 2016 * '' Mastigonema'' H.Schwabe ex A.B.Frank, 1886 * ''Montanoa'' P.González, 1947 * '' Nunduva'' L.González-Resendiz, H.León-Tejera & J.R.Johansen, 2018 * '' Phyllonema'' D.O.Alvarenga, J.Rigonato, L.H.Z.Branco, I.S.Melo & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivularia (cyanobacteria)
''Rivularia'' is a genus of cyanobacteria of the family Rivulariaceae.Guiry, Michael D. (2014). Rivularia C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2014). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146623 on 2014-12-09 Description ''Rivularia'' is found growing on submerged stones, moist rocks, and damp soils near the riverside. It is found in colonies, and the trichomes are radially arranged within a colony, with each trichome wholly or partially surrounded by a gelatinous sheet. The trichomes have a basal heterocyst. Each trichome has a narrow aptic portion which is whip- or tail-like consisting of a row of small cells. Akinetes are absent in ''Rivularia''. The species multiply with the aid of hormogonia and heterocyst. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scytonema
''Scytonema'' is a genus of photosynthetic cyanobacteria that contains over 100 species. It grows in filaments that form dark mats. Many species are aquatic and are either free-floating or grow attached to a submerged substrate, while others species grow on terrestrial rocks, wood, soil, or plants. ''Scytonema'' is a nitrogen fixer, and can provide fixed nitrogen to the leaves of plants on which it is growing. Some species of ''Scytonema'' form a symbiotic relationship with fungi to produce a lichen. Scyptolins are a type of elastase inhibitors isolated from some species of ''Scytonema''. A study comparing red macroalgae to ''Scytonema'' species showed their potential for cosmetical use, both for their antioxidant Antioxidants are compounds that inhibit oxidation, a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals. This can lead to polymerization and other chain reactions. They are frequently added to industrial products, such as fuels and lubricant ...s propertie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aphanizomenon
''Aphanizomenon'' is a genus of cyanobacteria that inhabits freshwater lakes and can cause dense blooms. They are unicellular organisms that consolidate into linear (non-branching) chains called trichomes. Parallel trichomes can then further unite into aggregates called rafts. Since Aphanizomenon is a genus in the cyanobacteria phylum. Bacteria in the Cyanobacteria phylum are known for using photosynthesis to create energy and therefore use sunlight as their energy source. Aphanizomenon bacteria also play a big role in the Nitrogen cycle since they can perform nitrogen fixation. Studies on the species ''Aphanizomenon flos-aquae'' have shown that it can regulate buoyancy through light-induced changes in turgor pressure. It is also able to move by means of gliding, though the specific mechanism by which this is possible is not yet known. Ecology Overcoming phosphate limitation ''Aphanizomenon'' may become dominant in a water body partially due to their ability to induce phosphate- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
