NOSTOCACEAE Eichler
(a family of cyanobacteria)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Anabaena
a genus of cyanobacteria
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 26 images
Cylindrospermum
a genus of cyanobacteria
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 21 images
Nostoc
a genus of cyanobacteria
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 9 images 2 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyNOSTOCACEAE (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)

NOSTOCACEAE (a family of cyanobacteria) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for NOSTOCACEAE (a family of cyanobacteria)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 9 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for NOSTOCACEAE (a family of cyanobacteria)
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