The Rivulariaceae are a family of
cyanobacteria within the
Nostocales
The Nostocales are an order of 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 f ...
in which the filaments (trichomes) are tapered from wider at the base to narrower at the tip.
The
type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specime ...
is ''
Rivularia haematites'' (Dc)
C. A. Agardh.
Genera
,
WoRMS Worms may refer to:
*Worm, an invertebrate animal with a tube-like body and no limbs
Places
*Worms, Germany
Worms () is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, situated on the Upper Rhine about south-southwest of Frankfurt am Main. It had ...
listed the following genera under Rivulariaceae:
* ''
Amphithrix''
Bornet & Flahault, 1886
* ''
Ariasmontanoa''
Molinari & Guiry, 2021
* ''
Calothrix
''Calothrix'' is a genus of 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 ...
''
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
''Montanoa'' is a genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and bel ...
''
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 & M.F.Fiore, 2016
* ''
Primorivularia''
A.-S.Edhorn, 1973
* ''
Rivularia''
C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886
* ''
Sacconema''
Borzì ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886: contains two species, one freshwater and another terrestrial;
* ''
Tildenia''
Kossinskaja, 1926
* ''
Zonotrichites''
J.G.Bornemann, 1886
，AlgaeBase also includes the following genera under Rivulariaceae:
* ''
Microchaete''
Thuret ex Bornet & Flahault 1886:
is considered by
WoRMS Worms may refer to:
*Worm, an invertebrate animal with a tube-like body and no limbs
Places
*Worms, Germany
Worms () is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, situated on the Upper Rhine about south-southwest of Frankfurt am Main. It had ...
to remain under the subfamily of
Microchaetoideae of family
Microchaetaceae.
References
External links
Gallery of imagesIn the Encyclopedia of Life, with reference listDistributionIntegrated Taxonomic Information System
Cyanobacteria families
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