Lyngbya

Lyngbya
Lyngbya sp.
Scientific classification
Domain:Bacteria
Phylum:Cyanobacteria
Class:Cyanophyceae
Order:Oscillatoriales
Family:Oscillatoriaceae
Genus:Lyngbya
Agardh Ex Gomont, 1892[1]
Species
  • Lyngbya aestuarii
  • Lyngbya bouillonii
  • Lyngbya confervoides
  • Lyngbya hieronymusii
  • Lyngbya kuetzingii
  • Lyngbya majuscula
  • Lyngbya polychroa
  • Lyngbya semiplena

Lyngbya is a genus of cyanobacteria, unicellular autotrophs that form the basis of the oceanic food chain.

Lyngbya species form long, unbranching filaments inside a rigid mucilagenous sheath. Sheaths may form tangles or mats, intermixed with other phytoplankton species. They reproduce asexually. Their filaments break apart and each cell forms a new filament.[2] The mats grow around atolls, salt marshes, or fresh water.[3]

Some Lyngbya species cause the human skin irritation called seaweed dermatitis.[4]

Some Lyngbya species can also temporarily monopolize aquatic ecosystems when they form dense, floating mats in the water.

Ingestion of Lyngbya is potentially lethal.[3] Most commonly poisoning is caused by eating fish which have fed on Lyngbya or on other fish which have done so.[3] This is called ciguatura poisonining.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Lyngbya Agardh Ex Gomont, 1892 ITIS. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
  2. ↑ Lyngbya, Cyanobacteria, ALGAL-ED, Freshwater Ecology Laboratory, Connecticut College Archived 2013-12-30 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Turner, Nancy J.; von Aderkas, Patrick (2009). "3: Poisonous Plants of Wild Areas". The North American Guide to Common Poisonous Plants and Mushrooms. Portland, OR: Timber Press. pp. 115–6. ISBN 9780881929294. OCLC 747112294.
  4. ↑ "Seaweed dermatitis". New Zealand Dermatological Society. 2007-02-24.
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  • Lyngbya species. Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants. University of Florida IFAS.
  • Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Lyngbya". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.


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