Picocyanobacteria are
cyanobacteria
Cyanobacteria (), also known as Cyanophyta, are a phylum of gram-negative bacteria that obtain energy via photosynthesis. The name ''cyanobacteria'' refers to their color (), which similarly forms the basis of cyanobacteria's common name, blu ...
that are part of the
picoplankton, which is the fraction of
plankton composed by
cells
Cell most often refers to:
* Cell (biology), the functional basic unit of life
Cell may also refer to:
Locations
* Monastic cell, a small room, hut, or cave in which a religious recluse lives, alternatively the small precursor of a monastery w ...
between 0.2 and 2 μm. Picocyanobacteria comprise the smallest
photoautotrophs.
Genera
Freshwater picocyanobacteria genera include ''
Synechococcus'', ''
Cyanobium'', and ''
Synechocystis'', and marine picocyanobacteria genera are represented primarily by ''
Synechococcus'' and ''
Prochlorococcus''.
See also
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Cyanobacteria
Cyanobacteria (), also known as Cyanophyta, are a phylum of gram-negative bacteria that obtain energy via photosynthesis. The name ''cyanobacteria'' refers to their color (), which similarly forms the basis of cyanobacteria's common name, blu ...
*
Picoplankton
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Picoeukaryote
Picoeukaryotes are picoplanktonic eukaryotic organisms 3.0 µm or less in size. They are distributed throughout the world's marine and freshwater ecosystems and constitute a significant contribution to autotrophic communities. Though the ...
*
Picozoa
Picozoa, Picobiliphyta, Picobiliphytes, or Biliphytes are protists of a phylum of marine unicellular heterotrophic eukaryotes with a size of less than about 3 micrometers. They were formerly treated as eukaryotic algae and the smallest member of ...
*
References
External links
How Ancient Microbes Rode Bug Bits Out to Sea(
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Cyanobacteria
Biological oceanography
Planktology
Aquatic ecology
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