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Leptolyngbya
Sign in to saveLeptolyngbya is a genus of cyanobacteria in the family Leptolyngbyaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Leptolyngbya is referenced by 5 other articles, and connects out to bacteria, Wikidata and taxonomy.
It sits within the topics Cyanobacteria genera and Synechococcales.
Its subject is documented across 3 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
CLASS
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumCyanobacteria
- ClassCyanobacteriia
- OrderLeptolyngbyales
- FamilyLeptolyngbyaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 92
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Pseudanabaenaceae
- Collections
- CIBNOR, FC-UNAM, CIIDIR-IPN, UHM, UNESP-IBILCE
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Brasil
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
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- Commons category
- Leptolyngbya
- taxon name
- Leptolyngbya
- taxon rank
- genus
- Gram staining
- gram-negative bacteria
- LPSN URL
- lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/leptolyngbya
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Distribution and habitat
- Human uses
- Species
- References
Leptolyngbya is a genus of cyanobacteria in the family Leptolyngbyaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
== Distribution and habitat == Leptolyngbya sp. are present in a wide range of habitats, including freshwater, marine, and terrestrial locations, as well as extreme environments such as thermal springs.
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