Algal factsheet: Coleodesmium (Microchaetaceae)
Diagnostic features
Multiple filaments within a common sheath, forming "branching" tufts. Filaments are falsely branched, initiated at heterocytes. Heterocytes usually ellipsoidal rather than spherical, and may be absent. Filaments do not taper. Terminal cells hemispherical to almost spherical. Blue or blue-green in colour.Typical habitats
Most of our records are from good quality streamsClassification
| Kingdom | Bacteria |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Cyanobacteria |
| Class | Cyanophyceae |
| Order | Nostocales |
| Family | Microchaetaceae |
| Common name | Cyanobacteria |