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Dolichospermum skujaelaxum compared with Dolichospermum viguieri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank
Kingdom same	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum same	Cyanobacteria (Siyanobakteri)	Cyanobacteria (Siyanobakteri)
Class same	Cyanobacteriia	Cyanobacteriia
Order same	Cyanobacteriales	Cyanobacteriales
Family same	Nostocaceae	Nostocaceae
Genus same	Dolichospermum	Dolichospermum
Species	Dolichospermum skujaelaxum	Dolichospermum viguieri

Evolutionary Relationship

and share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dolichospermum.

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Dolichospermum skujaelaxum is a filamentous, gas-vacuolate, nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium in the family Aphanizomenonaceae. It forms planktonic blooms in eutrophic freshwater lakes and reservoirs and is named in honor of the phycologist Håkan Skuja.

Dolichospermum viguieri is a filamentous, heterocystous cyanobacterium in the family Aphanizomenonaceae found in freshwater environments. It forms gas-vacuolate cells enabling it to regulate buoyancy in the water column and can contribute to cyanobacterial blooms. Its conservation status is not evaluated.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden