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Scientific Name: Merismopedia tranquilla (Ehrenberg) Trevisan, 1845
Synonym: Merismopedia punctata (Meyen, 1839) (Currently unaccepted)
Photo: Karl Bruun (Algaebase)
Classification:
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Cyanobacteria
Class: Cyanophyceae
Order: Chroococcales
Family: Microcystaceae
Description:
The cells exhibit a spherical, oval, or hemispherical shape. They form flattened, free-living colonies that are more or less rectangular and consist of a single layer of cells. These colonies are arranged in either loose or dense perpendicular rows, creating a grid-like pattern. Surrounded by a fine, colorless, typically unclear, and marginally diffuse mucilage, these organisms reproduce exclusively through fission, with cell division occurring in only two directions.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
They inhabit both freshwater and saline environments.
Environment:
Freshwater, Marine
Main References:
Rahman AKA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondoker M (2009) Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 24. Marine Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 485 p.
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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