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Merismopedia

Merismopedia
Merismopedia.jpg
Merismopedia sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Cyanobacteria
Order: Chroococcales
Genus: Merismopedia
Meyen, 1839
Species

Merismopedia (from the Greek merismos [division] and the Greek pedion [plain]) is a genus of cyanobacteria found in fresh and salt water. It is ovoid or spherical in shape and arranged in rows and flats, forming rectangular colonies held together by a mucilaginous matrix. Species in this genus divide in only two directions, creating a characteristic grid-like pattern.


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