Bergey's volume 1: Cyanobacteria, Stromatolite, Spirulina, Synechococcus, Aphanizomenon flos-aquae, Photosynthetic picoplankton

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Cyanobacteria, Stromatolite, Spirulina, Synechococcus, Aphanizomenon flos-aquae, Photosynthetic picoplankton, Deinococcus-Thermus, Prochlorococcus, Thermotogae, Aquificae, Anabaena, Chloroflexi, Nostoc, Oscillatoria, Fat choy, Lyngbya majuscula, Thermodesulfobacteria, Heterocyst, Trichodesmium, Phycobilin, Nostocaceae, Phycoerythrin, Phycocyanin, Nodularia, Gloeocapsa, Merismopedia, Phycoerythrobilin, Allophycocyanin, Collenia, Stigonematales, Phycobiliprotein, Hormogonales, Anabaena circinalis. Excerpt: Chroococcales (suborders-Chamaesiphonales and Pleurocapsales) Nostocales (= Hormogonales or Oscillatoriales) Stigonematales Cyanobacteria (English pronunciation: ; also known as blue-green algae, blue-green bacteria, and Cyanophyta) is a phylum of bacteria that obtain their energy through photosynthesis. The name "cyanobacteria" comes from the color of the bacteria (Greek: = blue). The ability of cyanobacteria to perform oxygenic photosynthesis is thought to have converted the early reducing atmosphere into an oxidizing one, which dramatically changed the composition of life forms on Earth by stimulating biodiversity and leading to the near-extinction of oxygen-intolerant organisms. According to endosymbiotic theory, chloroplasts in plants and eukaryotic algae have evolved from cyanobacterial ancestors via endosymbiosis. A large bloom of cyanobacteria in Lake AtitlánCyanobacteria can be found in almost every conceivable environment, from oceans to fresh water to bare rock to soil. They can occur as planktonic cells or form phototrophic biofilms in fresh water and marine environments, they occur in damp soil, or even on temporarily moistened rocks in deserts. A few are endosymbionts in lichens, plants, various protists, or sponges and provide energy for the host. Some live in the fur of sloths, providing a form of ca...