Cyanosarcina burmensis (Skuja) Kovácik
- Dataset
- First report of diversity of Cyanobacteria of Broknes Peninsula of Larsemann Hills, East Antarctica
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Bacteria
- phylum
- Cyanobacteria
- class
- Cyanobacteriia
- order
- Cyanobacteriales
- family
- Chroococcaceae
- genus
- Cyanosarcina
- species
- Cyanosarcina burmensis
description
DESCRIPTION. — Cells more or less angular with rounded corners, almost arranged in transverse and vertical series, pale blue-green or olive-green, homogenous or finely granular; sheath very thin, mucilaginous, hyaline; colonies when young 4 cells (Fig. 8 C). DIMENSION. — Cells 2.0 - 3.5 µm in diameter. ENVIRONMENT & HABITAT. — Freshwater species; free-floating in water bodies; temperature 2.5 ° C.