Division: Eubacteriobionta
1. Class: Cyanobacteriae 17,000 living species
Three representative Orders:
Order: Chroococcales
One-celled or colonial algae which reproduce solely by fission.
Unicellular examples :
Chroococcus | Microcystis
Colonial examples:
Merismopedia |
Gloeocapsa
Order: Oscillatoriales
Filamentous organisms enclosed by a sheath.
Oscillatoria |
Gleotrichia
Order: Nostocales
Colonial cells which form trichomes; some cells form heterocysts.
Nostoc |
Anabaena
2. Class: Prochlorobacteriae
Three species more recently discovered.
Prochloron
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