Class
Family
Aphanizomenonaceae
Species Name
Anabaena iyengarii Bharadwaja
Species Citation
Anabaena iyengarii Bharadwaja, Proceedings of the National Institute of Sciences of India 2: 105, fig. 6 H-K, 1935.
Description
Thallus blue-green, trichome single, irregularly curved, cells barrel shaped, spores ellipsoidal and both sides of the heterocysts, heterocysts 8-9.5 µm in diameter and 10-20 µm long, cells 7.3-8.4 µm broad and 7-10 µm long.
Cell Type
Prokaryote
Cell Wall
Present
Pigments
Chlorophyll a/Phycocyanin
Reproduction
Fragmentation/Asexual
Thallus
Filamentous
Thallus colour
Blue-Green
Habit
Neustonic
Vernacular Names
Distribution (District-wise)
Lucknow
Habitat
Aquatic
Uses
Biofertilizer
