Petalonema

Petalonema
Petalonema alatum
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Cyanobacteria
Class: Cyanophyceae
Order: Nostocales
Family: Scytonemataceae
Genus: Petalonema
Berkeley ex Kirchner, 1898
Species

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Petalonema is a genus of cyanobacteria. These species occur in freshwater habitats, on rocks, in soil, and as epiphytes.

Species include:

  • Petalonema alatum
  • Petalonema crassum
  • Petalonema crustaceum
  • Petalonema densum
  • Petalonema fluminalis
  • Petalonema incrustans
  • Petalonema involvens
  • Petalonema pulchrum
  • Petalonema velutinum