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Chroococcidiopsis
Sign in to savethumb|Chroococcidiopsis thermalis can photosynthesize in far-red light, and might be suitable for future Mars colonists.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumCyanobacteria
- ClassCyanobacteriia
- OrderCyanobacteriales
- FamilyChroococcidiopsidaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 16
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Chroococcidiopsidaceae
- Collections
- CCBA-FMVZ-UADY, USU, US, IPA/SP, NHMUK, UTEX
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Israel, Brasil, Germany
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Image
- Chroococcidiopsis thermalis.jpg
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- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Chroococcidiopsis
- Gram staining
- gram-negative bacteria
- taxon common name
- クロオコッキジオプシス属
- Commons category
- Chroococcidiopsis
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Desiccation resistance
- UV and desiccation resistance
- Mars colonization
- Species
- See also
- References
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thumb|Chroococcidiopsis thermalis can photosynthesize in far-red light, and might be suitable for future Mars colonists.
Chroococcidiopsis is a photosynthetic, coccoidal bacterium, and the only genus in the order Chroococcidiopsidales and in the family Chroococcidiopsidaceae. A diversity of species and cultures exist within the genus, with a diversity of phenotypes. Some extremophile members of Chroococcidiopsis are known for their ability to survive harsh environmental conditions, including both high and low temperatures, ionizing radiation, and high salinity.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chroococcidiopsis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.