| Aphanizomenon flos-aquae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Cyanobacteria |
| Class: | Cyanophyceae |
| Order: | Nostocales |
| Family: | Aphanizomenonaceae |
| Genus: | Aphanizomenon |
| Species: | A. flos-aquae
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| Binomial name | |
| Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (Linnaeus) Ralfs ex Bornet & Flahault, 1888
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Aphanizomenon flos-aquae is a diverse group of cyanobacteria with both toxic and non-toxic[1][2] strains found in brackish and freshwater environments globally, including the Baltic Sea and the Great Lakes. Recent genome sequencing efforts have identified 18 distinct varieties[3] of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae, revealing its genetic complexity.
Cyanobacteria were the first organisms to achieve photosynthesis.[4] Chlorophyll and phycocyanine—two pigments contained in cyanobacteria—allow the vegetative cells to absorb light and transform it into nutrients.[4]
The genus Aphanizomenon is defined as a cluster of eight morphospecies, including Aphanizomenon flos-aquae. [5]
- ^ Park, Hae-Kyung; Kwon, Mi-Ae; Lee, Hae-Jin; Oh, Jonghee; Lee, Su-Heon; Kim, In-Soo (August 2018). "Molecular Verification of Bloom-forming Aphanizomenon flos-aquae and Their Secondary Metabolites in the Nakdong River". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15 (8): 1739. doi:10.3390/ijerph15081739. PMC 6121560. PMID 30104548.
- ^ Aparicio Medrano, E.; Uittenbogaard, R.E.; van de Wiel, B.J.H.; Dionisio Pires, L.M.; Clercx, H.J.H. (December 2016). "An alternative explanation for cyanobacterial scum formation and persistence by oxygenic photosynthesis". Harmful Algae. 60: 27–35. Bibcode:2016HAlga..60...27A. doi:10.1016/j.hal.2016.10.002. PMID 28073560.
- ^ "Genome". NCBI. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae Klamath Valley Botanicals". Klamath Valley Botanicals Blue green Algae. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
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