Oscillatoria tenuis C. Agardh ex Gomont
- Dataset
- First report of diversity of Cyanobacteria of Broknes Peninsula of Larsemann Hills, East Antarctica
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Bacteria
- phylum
- Cyanobacteria
- class
- Cyanophyceae
- order
- Nostocales
- family
- Oscillatoriaceae
- genus
- Oscillatoria
- species
- Oscillatoria tenuis
description
DESCRIPTION. — Trichome more or less straight or very slightly curved, very slightly constricted or not constricted at the crosswalls; not attenuated at the apices but very slightly rarely curved at the end, not capitate; septa mostly granulated; apical cell more or less hemispherical or rounded; outer membrane sometimes slightly thickened (Fig. 8 M). DIMENSION. — Trichome 5.8 - 11.5 µm broad and cells 2.13 - 3.5 µm long. ENVIRONMENT & HABITAT. — Freshwater species; free-floating, wet rocks & moist stones; temperature 2 ° C.