Algal factsheet: Homoeothrix (Homoeotrichaceae)
Diagnostic features
Sheathed, tapering heteropolar blue-green filaments lacking heterocytes and akinetes. False branching rare. Sheath extends well beyond terminal cells, which are attenuated to colourless hair-like cells. Similar to Ammatoidea, but with heteropolarity.
Typical habitats
Streams of moderate to good water qualityNotes
Sometimes covers snail shells.Classification
| Kingdom | Bacteria |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Cyanobacteria |
| Class | Cyanophyceae |
| Order | Oscillatoriales |
| Family | Homoeotrichaceae |
| Common name | Cyanobacteria |