Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Algal factsheet: Merismopedia (Merismopediaceae)


Diagnostic features

Spherical to ovoid blue-green cells arranged in flat sheets a single cell thick, comprised of squareish clusters of four cells embedded in mucilage. Organelles absent, but granules/vesicles common inside the cells.

Typical habitats

Most of our records are from slow flowing rivers

Classification

Kingdom Bacteria
Phylum Cyanobacteria
Class Cyanophyceae
Order Chroococcales
Family Merismopediaceae
Common name Cyanobacteria