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Morphological variation of four planktic nostocalean cyanophytes – members of the genus Aphanizomenon or Anabaena?

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Morphological variation of trichomes, heterocytes and akinetes in four species classified into the nostocalean genera Aphanizomenon Morren ex Bornet et Flahault or Anabaena Bory (Cyanophyta/Cyanobacteria) was studied from natural samples by LM and illustrated by drawings and micrographs. All investigated species, Aphanizomenon gracile (Lemmerm.) Lemmerm., A. aphanizomenoides (Forti) Komárek et Horecká, Anabaena bergii Ostenfeld, A. minderi Huber-Pestalozzi, occur in the plankton as solitary trichomes, similar to many representatives of the genus Anabaena. Main generic diagnostic characters of Aphanizomenon and Anabaena are discussed.

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Hindák, F. Morphological variation of four planktic nostocalean cyanophytes – members of the genus Aphanizomenon or Anabaena?. Hydrobiologia 438, 107–116 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004118213936

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