Algal factsheet: Placoma (Hydrococcaceae)
Diagnostic features
Gelatinous cyanobacterial colonies resembling deflated balloons, with lobes or convolutions. Roughly spherical cells located near the colony surface. Yellow-brown, green or pinkish coloured. Organelles absent from the cells.Typical habitats
Most of our records are from good quality streamsClassification
Kingdom | Bacteria |
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Phylum | Cyanobacteria |
Class | Cyanophyceae |
Order | Chroococcales |
Family | Hydrococcaceae |
Common name | Cyanobacteria |