Batrachospermum moniliforme

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Batrachospermum moniliforme

Taxonomic Hierarchy
Batrachospermum moniliforme
Batrachospermum moniliforme
Kingdom Plantae – Vegetal, plants
Subkingdom Biliphyta
Division Rhodophyta – red algae
Subdivision Rhodophytina
Class Florideophyceae
Order Batrachospermales
Family Batrachospermaceae
Genus Batrachospermum A. W. Roth, 1797
Species Batrachospermum moniliforme
Batrachospermum moniliforme, Taxonomic Serial No.: 11675

References

  • A Golden Guide: Non-Flowering Plants ©1976
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    Merismopedia elegans

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    Merismopedia elegans

    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    Merismopedia elegans
    Kingdom Monera – monerans
    Phylum Cyanophycota – blue-green algae, cyanophytes
    Class Cyanophyceae
    Order Chroococcales
    Family Chroococcaceae
    Genus Merismopedia Meyen, 1839
    Species Merismopedia elegans A. Br. In Kutz, 1849
    Merismopedia elegans, A. Br. In Kutz, 1849, Taxonomic Serial No.: 732

    References

  • A Golden Guide: Non-Flowering Plants ©1967
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    Oscillatoria limosa

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    Oscillatoria limosa

    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    Cscillatoria limosa
    Kingdom Monera – monerans
    Phylum Cyanophycota – blue-green algae, cyanophytes
    Class Cyanophyceae
    Order Nostocales
    Family Oscillatoriaceae
    Genus Oscillatoria Vaucher Ex Gomont, 1893
    Species Oscillatoria limosa (Roth) C. Agardh
    Oscillatoria limosa, (Roth) C. Agardh, Taxonomic Serial No.: 976

    References

  • A Golden Guide: Non-Flowering Plants ©1967
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    Chroococcus

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    Chroococcus

    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    chroococcus
    Kingdom Monera – monerans
    Phylum Cyanophycota – blue-green algae, cyanophytes
    Class Cyanophyceae
    Order Chroococcales
    Family Chroococcaceae
    Genus Chroococcus Nageli, 1849
    Chroococcus, Nageli, 1849, Taxonomic Serial No.: 654

    References

  • A Golden Guide: Non-Flowering Plants ©1967
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    Mermaid's Hair ( Lyngbya majuscula )

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    Mermaid's Hair

    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    Mermaid's Hair ( Lyngbya majuscula )
    Mermaid's Hair ( Lyngbya majuscula )
    Kingdom Monera – monerans
    Phylum Cyanophycota – blue-green algae, cyanophytes
    Class Cyanophyceae
    Order Nostocales
    Family Oscillatoriaceae
    Genus Lyngbya Agardh Ex Gomont, 1892
    Species Lyngbya majuscula
    Lyngbya majuscula, Taxonomic Serial No.: 877

    References

  • A Golden Guide: Non-Flowering Plants ©1967
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    Blue Green Algae ( Cyanophycota )

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    Mermaid's Hair ( Lyngbya majuscula )
    Mermaid's Hair ( Lyngbya majuscula )

    Common in shallow salt water and often covering rocks.

    Cyanophycota

    Species in this group are distributed widely in both salt and freshwater forms. Most species are covered by a gelatinous sheath which enables them to live in close vicinity to hot springs, in polluted water or on moist tile and soil.

    During the summer some species increase in abundance they form a pond scum. Some varieties poison water supplies.

    Blue-green algae are the simplest form of all algae. They have a poorly defined nucleus and pigmentation are unconfined, spreading over the cells. Reproduction is by simple cell division. Some of the blue-green algae occur in the form of a single cell, some in filaments while others in gelantinous masses.

    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    chroococcus
    Chroococcus
    Kingdom Monera – monerans
    Phylum Cyanophycota – blue-green algae, cyanophytes
    Class Cyanophyceae
    Order Chroococcales
    Family Chroococcaceae
    Genus Chroococcus Nageli, 1849
    Chroococcus, Nageli, 1849, Taxonomic Serial No.: 654

    Chroococcus has distinctive gelatinous sheaths.

    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    Merismopedia elegans
    Merismopedia elegans
    Kingdom Monera – monerans
    Phylum Cyanophycota – blue-green algae, cyanophytes
    Class Cyanophyceae
    Order Chroococcales
    Family Chroococcaceae
    Genus Merismopedia Meyen, 1839
    Species Merismopedia elegans A. Br. In Kutz, 1849
    Merismopedia elegans, A. Br. In Kutz, 1849, Taxonomic Serial No.: 732

    Merismopedia is connected in flat colonies.

    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    Oscillatoria limosa
    Oscillatoria limosa
    Kingdom Monera – monerans
    Phylum Cyanophycota – blue-green algae, cyanophytes
    Class Cyanophyceae
    Order Nostocales
    Family Oscillatoriaceae
    Genus Oscillatoria Vaucher Ex Gomont, 1893
    Species Oscillatoria limosa (Roth) C. Agardh
    Oscillatoria limosa, (Roth) C. Agardh, Taxonomic Serial No.: 976

    Oscillatoria are arranged in a filament resembling a stack of wafers.

    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    Nostoc pruniforme
    Nostoc pruniforme
    Kingdom Monera – monerans
    Phylum Cyanophycota – blue-green algae, cyanophytes
    Class Cyanophyceae
    Order Nostocales
    Family Nostocaceae
    Genus Nostoc Vaucher, 1888, Ex Bornet and Flahaul
    Species Nostoc pruniforme C. Agardh
    Nostoc pruniforme, C. Agardh, Taxonomic Serial No.: 1168

    Nostoc has strings of beadlike cells.

    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    gloeotrichia echinulata
    Gloeotrichia echinulata
    , which is filamentous may be free-floating or attached, forming colonies.
    Kingdom Monera – monerans
    Phylum Cyanophycota – blue-green algae, cyanophytes
    Class Cyanophyceae
    Order Nostocales
    Family Rivulariaceae
    Genus Gloeotrichia Jg. Agardh Ex Bornet and Flah., 1886
    Species Gloeotrichia echinulata (J. Smith) P. Richter
    Gloeotrichia echinulata, (J. Smith) P. Richter, Taxonomic Serial No.: 1300

    In abundance, Gloetrichia can be an irritant to the skin of swimmers.

    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    Kingdom Monera – monerans
    Phylum Cyanophycota – blue-green algae, cyanophytes
    Direct Children:
    Genus Prochlorococcus Chisholm et. al., 2001
    Class Cyanophyceae
    Cyanophycota, Taxonomic Serial No.: 601

    References

  • A Golden Guide: Non-Flowering Plants ©1967
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    Zygote

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    Pronunciation key

    ( zīgōt )
    ( zigōt )

    zy•gote

    n.

    [< Gr. zygōtos yoked < zygon a yoke].

    1. A cell formed by the union of two gametes.
    Sexual Reproduction in Algae
    Some cells develop large eggs while other forms develop sperm that swim to an egg and fertilize it, forming a zygote. Such an example is the species Oedogonium (above).

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
  • A Golden Guide: Non-Flowering Plants ©1967
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    Oedogonium

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    Oedogonium

    Sexual Reproduction in Algae
    Some cells develop large eggs while other forms develop sperm that swim to an egg and fertilize it, forming a zygote. Such an example is the species Oedogonium (above).
    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    Kingdom Plantae – Vegetal, plants
    Subkingdom Viridaeplantae – green plants
    Infrakingdom Chlorophyta – green algae
    Division Chlorophyta – green algae
    Subdivision Chlorophytina
    Class Chlorophyceae
    Order Oedogoniales
    Family Oedogoniaceae
    Genus Oedogonium Hirn, 1900
    Oedogonium, Hirn, 1900, Taxonomic Serial No.: 8959

    References

  • A Golden Guide: Non-Flowering Plants ©1967
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    Ulothrix

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    Ulothrix

    Asexual Reproduction in Algae
    The parent cell becomes modified, ruptures and zoospores are released as in the species Ulothrix, (above).
    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    Kingdom Plantae – Vegetal, plants
    Subkingdom Viridaeplantae – green plants
    Infrakingdom Chlorophyta – green algae
    Division Chlorophyta – green algae
    Subdivision Chlorophytina
    Class Ulvophyceae
    Order Ulotrichales
    Family Ulotrichaceae
    Genus Ulothrix Kuetzing, 1836
    Ulothrix, Kuetzing, 1836, Taxonomic Serial No.: 6417

    References

  • A Golden Guide: Non-Flowering Plants ©1967
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    Phylum

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    Pronunciation key

    ( fī′ləm )

    phy•lum

    n. pl.

    •la (-lə)

    [<NL < Gk. phylon a race, tribe < phyein produce, ]

    1. Biology. Great division of life forms, i.e., plants, animals, et cetera which rank next, below the major kingdom and above a class of which the members are believed to have a common ancestor.
    2. Any of the broad, basic divisions of plant, animal, et cetera classifications.
    3. Any of the broad, basic divisions of the linguistic families.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
  • Funk and Wagnalls Standard Dictionary, Comprehensive International Edition, ©1976
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    ewe

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    Pronunciation key

    ( ū )

    ewe

    n.

    [ME. ewe also yowe; AS. eowu fem. of eow sheep; akin to G. au- in aulamm ewe lamb; IE.. base *owi-s, sheep, as also in L. ovis].

    The female of sheep.

    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    ewe
    Kingdom Animalia – Animal, animals
    Phylum Chordata – chordates
    Subphylum Vertebrata – vertebrates
    Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 – mammals
    Subclass Theria Parker and Haswell, 1897
    Infraclass Eutheria Gill, 1872
    Order Artiodactyla Owen, 1848 – artiodactyls, cloven-hoofed ungulates, even-toed ungulates
    Family Bovidae Gray, 1821 – antelopes, cattle, goats, sheep, bovids
    Subfamily Caprinae Gray, 1821
    Genus Ovis Linnaeus, 1758 – sheep
    Ovis, Linnaeus, 1758 Taxonomic Serial No.: 180709

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
  • Ewes, Sheepy Hollow Farm
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    estuary

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    Pronunciation key

    ( esch-er′i )

    es•tu•ar•y

    n. [pl. ESTUARIES (-iz)]

    [L. aestuarium < aestus the tide].

    1. An arm or inlet of the ocean.
    2. A wide mouth of a river where the tide meets the current.

    Abbreviated as est.

    estuary

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
  • Coastal Hypoxia Research Program (CHRP 2005): Watershed-Estuary-Species Nutrient Susceptibility
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    élan vital

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    Pronunciation key

    ( ā′län vē′tl )

    é•lan vi•tal

    [Fr. lit., vital force].

    According to Bergsonian philosophy, it is the original life force, a creative linking principal in the evolution of all organisms.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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