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Charles Darwin Foundation Galapagos Species Checklist


Cyanobacteria

Authors: Angel Chiriboga, Diego Ruiz, Stuart Banks.

Names of taxa included: 7 total (7 preliminary identification).

Cyanobacteria Species Checklist

Domain Prokaryota

Kingdom Bacteria

Division Cyanobacteria

Class Cyanophyceae

Order Chroococcales

Family Merismopediaceae

Genus Aphanocapsa

Aphanocapsa salinarum  Hansgirg

Family Xenococcaceae

Genus Xenococcus

Xenococcus endophyticus  Setchell & N.L. Gardner

Order Nostocales

Family Scytonemataceae

Genus Scytonema

Scytonema guyanense var. marinum  Setchell & N.L. Gardner

Order Oscillatoriales

Family Oscillatoriaceae

Genus Lyngbya

Lyngbya adherens  Setchell & N.L. Gardner

Lyngbya consociata  Setchell & N.L. Gardner

Lyngbya willei var. galapagensis  Setchell & N.L. Gardner

Genus Microcoleus

Microcoleus howellii  Setchell & N.L. Gardner

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This list should be cited as follows:

Chiriboga, A., Ruiz, D., Banks, S. (2011). CDF Checklist of Galapagos Cyanobacteria - FCD Lista de especies de Cianobacterias de Galápagos. In: Bungartz, F., Herrera, H., Jaramillo, P., Tirado, N., Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G., Ruiz, D., Guézou, A. & Ziemmeck, F. (eds.). Charles Darwin Foundation Galapagos Species Checklist - Lista de Especies de Galápagos de la Fundación Charles Darwin. Charles Darwin Foundation / Fundación Charles Darwin, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos: http://www.darwinfoundation.org/datazone/checklists/algae/cyanobacteria/ Last updated 13 Apr 2011.