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Bacteria > Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria > Nostoc commune
... > Bacteria > Gram-Negative Bacteria > Gram-Negative Oxygenic Photosynthetic Bacteria > Cyanobacteria > Nostoc > Nostoc commune

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Nostoc commune  

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Scope note

  • A form species of spore-producing CYANOBACTERIA, in the family Nostocaceae, order Nostocales. It is an important source of fixed NITROGEN in nutrient-depleted soils. When wet, it appears as a jelly-like mass.

History note

  • 2006

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D050501

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