Pleurocapsales
Sign in to saveThe Pleurocapsales are an order of coccooid cyanobacteria. Pleurocapsales are characterized by having boocytes, specialized cells where multiple fission takes place.
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- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumCyanobacteria
- ClassCyanobacteriia
- OrderCyanobacteriales
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- Pleurocapsales
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- gram-negative bacteria
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- プレウロカプサ目
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- Chroococcales
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The Pleurocapsales are an order of coccooid cyanobacteria. Pleurocapsales are characterized by having boocytes, specialized cells where multiple fission takes place.
Their ecology is mainly endolytic and calcareous, they are found inside rocks and in low light conditions. Pleurocapsales were thought to be related to Chroococcidiopsis but recent work with phylogenetics of the 16S rDNA gene has shown that Chroococcidiopsis belongs to its own order Chroococcidiopsidales.
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