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Lyngbya is a genus of cyanobacteria, unicellular autotrophs that form the basis of the oceanic food chain.

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  1. KingdomBacteria
  2. PhylumCyanobacteria
  3. ClassCyanobacteriia
  4. OrderCyanobacteriales
  5. FamilyMicrocoleaceae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

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taxon name
Lyngbya
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Lyngbya
taxon common name
リングビア属
taxon author citation
C.Agardh ex Gomont, 1892
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Lyngbya is a genus of cyanobacteria, unicellular autotrophs that form the basis of the oceanic food chain.

As a result of recent genetic analyses, several new genera were erected from this genus: e.g., Moorea, Limnoraphis, Okeania, Microseira, and Dapis.

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