Class
Family
Stigonemataceae
Species Name
Stigonema tomentosum Hieronymus
Species Citation
1. Stigonema tomentosum Hieronymus, Hedwigia 34: 166, 1895 Stigonema ocellatum f. tomentosum (Hieronymus) Elenkin 1938, Monografiya presnovodnykh i nazemnykh S'yanofiseaye, obnaruzhennykh v predelakh SSSR. Spetsial'naya (sistematicheskaya) chast', vyp. I. I. Chroococcaceae Geitl.; II. Chamaesiphoneae Geitl.; III. Hormogoneae (Geitl.) Elenk.: poryadok Stigonematales Geitl.; poryadok Mastigocladales Elenk.; poryadok Diplonematales Elenk.; poryadok Nostocales (Geitl.) Elenk.: sem. Nostocaceae Elenk., sem. Anabaenaceae Elenk., Aphanizomenonaceae Elenk., sem. Nodulariaceae Elenk., sem. Scytonemataceae (Kütz.) Elenk: 478, 1938
Description
Thallus blackish brown,tufty, main filament creeping, mostly uniseriat, only in parts 2 cells in pairs; from main filaments arise erected branches, usually of the same width or slightly narrower; sheath yellow brown; cells barrel-shaped, 10-12 in dia.
Cell Type
Prokaryote
Cell Wall
Present
Pigments
Chlorophyll a/Phycocyanin
Reproduction
Fragmentation/Asexual
Thallus
Filamentous
Thallus colour
Blue-Green
Habit
Epiphytic
Vernacular Names
Distribution (District-wise)
Lucknow
Uses
Biofertilizer
Habitat
Subaerophytic
