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Merismopedia
Sign in to saveMerismopedia (from the Greek merismos [division] and the Greek pedion [plain]) is a genus of cyanobacteria found in fresh and salt water. It is ovoid or spherical in shape and arranged in rows and flats, forming rectangular colonies held together by a mucilaginous matrix. Species in this genus divide in only two directions, creating a characteristic grid-like pattern.
Species
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GENUS
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumCyanobacteria
- ClassCyanobacteriia
- OrderCyanobacteriales
- FamilyChamaesiphonaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 31
- With media
- 16
- Family
- Merismopediaceae
- Collections
- FC-UNAM, NY, US, MICH, IPA/SP, UPS
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Czech Republic, Czechia, Sweden, Puerto Rico, United States, Germany, Brasil
Wikidata facts
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- Merismopedia.jpg
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- genus
- taxon name
- Merismopedia
- Commons category
- Merismopedia
- Gram staining
- gram-negative bacteria
- LPSN URL
- lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/merismopedia
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Encyclopedic overview
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Merismopedia (from the Greek merismos [division] and the Greek pedion [plain]) is a genus of cyanobacteria found in fresh and salt water. It is ovoid or spherical in shape and arranged in rows and flats, forming rectangular colonies held together by a mucilaginous matrix. Species in this genus divide in only two directions, creating a characteristic grid-like pattern.
==References==
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