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    • Diagnostic drawings of simple filaments.
    Rights: Freshwater Biology Association, CC BY-SA 3.0 Published 27 September 2022 Size: 1.6 MB Referencing Hub media

    Cyanobacteria1 species2 vary in their morphology3 and structure. Some are filamentous like spirulina, some are unicellular and some live as colonial forms.

    Illustrations by Allan Pentecost.

    1. cyanobacteria: A major grouping within bacteria; produce carbohydrates and oxygen through photosynthesis. Found in freshwater and marine environments and may be solitary or colonial. Used to be referred to as the blue green algae.
    2. species: (Abbreviation sp. or spp.) A division used in the Linnean system of classification or taxonomy. A group of living organisms that can interbreed to produce viable offspring.
    3. morphology: The outward appearance, physical shape or form of an organism.

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      2. A major grouping within bacteria; produce carbohydrates and oxygen through photosynthesis. Found in freshwater and marine environments and may be solitary or colonial. Used to be referred to as the blue green algae.

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      3. (Abbreviation sp. or spp.) A division used in the Linnean system of classification or taxonomy. A group of living organisms that can interbreed to produce viable offspring.

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      4. The outward appearance, physical shape or form of an organism.

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