Algal factsheet: Gloeotrichia (Rivulariaceae)
Diagnostic features
Radiating colonies of heteropolar tapering filaments, each with a heterocyte and akinetes at the base and hair-like terminal cells at the opposite end. Each filament has a sheath, and the whole colony is enveloped in mucilage. Colonies form approx. spherical, green or yellow masses attached to surfaces.
Typical habitats
Attaches to plant surfaces in slow/still watersClassification
| Kingdom | Bacteria |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Cyanobacteria |
| Class | Cyanophyceae |
| Order | Nostocales |
| Family | Rivulariaceae |
| Common name | Cyanobacteria |