🐾

Aphanothece saxicola

Not Evaluated

About

Aphanothece saxicola es una cianobacteria unicelular del orden Chroococcales que forma agregados coloniales embebidos en gruesas vainas gelatinosas sobre sustratos rocosos en ambientes de agua dulce y terrestres. Sus colonias aparecen como costras delgadas, de color verdoso a parduzco, sobre rocas húmedas, orillas de arroyos y paredes rocosas. Contribuye a la formación de biopelículas y puede fijar nitrógeno atmosférico en determinadas condiciones.

Habitat & Distribution

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden

Full Taxonomy

Kingdom
Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum
Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)
Class
Cyanobacteriia
Order
Cyanobacteriales
Family
Microcystaceae
Genus
Aphanothece
Species
Aphanothece saxicola ()

Similar Species in Aphanothece

🐾
Aphanothece atro-crustacea
Not Evaluated
🐾
Aphanothece castagnei
Not Evaluated
🐾
Aphanothece elabens
Not Evaluated
🐾
Aphanothece nidulans
Not Evaluated
🐾
Aphanothece stagnina
Not Evaluated
🐾
Aphanothece pallida
Not Evaluated
🐾
Aphanothece parallelliformis
Not Evaluated
🐾
Aphanothece curvata
Not Evaluated
View all species in Aphanothece →

Explore More

ki…
Bacteria
Kingdom
ph…
Cyanobacteria
Phylum
cl…
Cyanobacteriia
Class
or…
Cyanobacteriales
Order
fa…
Microcystaceae
Family
ge…
Aphanothece
Genus

Compare Species

vs vs vs vs

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the scientific name of ?
The scientific name of is Aphanothece saxicola. It belongs to the genus Aphanothece.
Where does live?
is found in Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.. Countries include Norway, Sweden, Taiwan.
What family does belong to?
(Aphanothece saxicola) belongs to the genus Aphanothece, which is part of the taxonomic family Microcystaceae.
What kingdom does belong to?
(Aphanothece saxicola) belongs to the kingdom Bacteria (Bacteria).
What are the closest relatives of ?
The closest relatives of in the genus Aphanothece include , , , , .

Native Range — 3 Countries

View all 3 countries →

Genus Aphanothece — 11 Species

🐾
Aphanothece atro-crustacea
NE 🐾
Aphanothece castagnei
NE 🐾
Aphanothece elabens
NE 🐾
Aphanothece nidulans
NE 🐾
Aphanothece stagnina
NE
🐾
Aphanothece saxicola
NE
🐾
Aphanothece pallida
NE 🐾
Aphanothece parallelliformis
NE 🐾
Aphanothece curvata
NE 🐾
Aphanothece microscopica
NE 🐾
Aphanothece floccosa
NE
View all →

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

🐦
BirdFYI
11,000+ Bird Species
 🐟
FishFYI
Fish & Marine Life
 🦕
DinoFYI
6,000+ Dinosaurs
 🌿
PlantFYI
379,000+ Plants

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia