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Domain : Bacteria, Phylum : Cyanobacteria, Class : Cyanobacteria, Order : Oscillatoirales, Family : oscillatoriaceae, Genus : Lyngbya
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L. majuscula
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Lyngbya Majuscula Lyngbya majsucula is a species of filamentous cyanobacteria in the genus Lyngbya.


Lyngbya

Domain : Bacteria, Phylum : Cyanobacteria, Class : Cyanobacteria, Order : Oscillatoirales, Family : oscillatoriaceae, Genus : Lyngbya


Species

L. majuscula Lyngbya Majuscula

NCBI: [1]


Genus species


Description and Significance

Lyngbya majuscula, referred to as "mermaids hair" is an unbranched filamentous cyanobacterium that is often found in coastal tropical and subtropical marine and estuarine environments worldwide.


Genome Structure

Describe the size and content of the genome. How many chromosomes? Circular or linear? Other interesting features? What is known about its sequence?


Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle

Reproduce asexually. Filaments break apart and each cell forms a new filament. The mat grow around atolls, salt marshes, or fresh water.


Ecology and Pathogenesis

Often found in coastal tropical and subtropical marine and estuarine envionrments worldwide. If relevant, how does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.


References

[Sample reference] Takai, K., Sugai, A., Itoh, T., and Horikoshi, K. "Palaeococcus ferrophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a barophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2000. Volume 50. p. 489-500.


Author

Page authored by _____, student of Prof. Bradley Tolar at UNC Wilmington.