Gloeotrichia pisum Thur. ex Bornet et Flahault
(a cyanobacterium)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGloeotrichia pisum (a cyanobacterium)
GenusGloeotrichia (a genus of cyanobacteria)
FamilyRIVULARIACEAE (a family of cyanobacteria)
OrderNOSTOCALES (an order of unbranched filamentous cyanobacteria)
ClassCYANOPHYCEAE (cyanobacteria, blue-green "algae", chloroplasts)
PhylumCYANOBACTERIA (cyanobacteria, blue-green "algae", chloroplasts)
DomainBacteria (bacteria, mitochondria, blue-green algae)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Gloeotrichia pisum (a cyanobacterium) :
1: Gloeotrichia pisum (a cyanobacterium) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
29 Aug 2010 OSGR: SJ41 52° 40’ N, 2° 50’ W Vice County: Shrops (VC 40) England
on lower surface of Frogbit leaf, in artificial pond at Field Centre
Image 1: Colony - out of water - magnified - white backgroundImage 2: Colony centre - microscope low magnificationImage 3: Colony - microscope low magnificationImage 4: Colony - microscope low magnification (2)Image 5: Heterocysts - highly magnifiedImage 6: Heterocysts - highly magnified (2)Image 7: Trichome bases with heterocysts - highly magnifiedImage 8: Trichome base with heterocyst - highly magnifiedImage 9: Trichome base with heterocyst - highly magnified (2)Image 10: Trichome base with heterocyst - highly magnified (3)Image 11: Trichome base with heterocyst - highly magnified (4)Image 12: Trichome cells - highly magnifiedImage 13: Trichomes - microscope low magnificationImage 14: Trichomes with heterocysts - magnifiedImage 15: Trichomes with heterocysts - magnified (2)Image 16: Trichome tail - highly magnifiedImage 17: Trichome tails - highly magnified

Gloeotrichia pisum (a cyanobacterium) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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