Rivularia is a genus of cyanobacteria of the family Rivulariaceae.[1]
| Rivularia | |
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| Rivularia nitida | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Cyanobacteria |
| Class: | Cyanophyceae |
| Order: | Nostocales |
| Family: | Rivulariaceae |
| Genus: | Rivularia C. Agardh, 1886 |
| Type species | |
| R. dura C. Agardh, 1886
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Description
editRivularia is found growing on submerged stones, moist rocks, and damp soils near the riverside. It is found in colonies, and the trichomes are radially arranged within a colony, with each trichome wholly or partially surrounded by a gelatinous sheet. The trichomes have a basal heterocyst. Each trichome has a narrow aptic portion which is whip- or tail-like consisting of a row of small cells. Akinetes are absent in Rivularia. The species multiply with the aid of hormogonia and heterocyst.
Species
edit- Rivularia atra Roth ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886
- Rivularia bullata (Poir) Berkeley ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886
- Rivularia haematites (De Candolle) Bornet & Flahault, 1886
- Rivularia jaoi H.-J.Chu, 1952
- Rivularia nitida C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886
- Rivularia thermalis Y.-Y.Li, 1984
- Species brought into synonymy
- Rivularia cornudamae Roth, 1797: synonym of Chaetophora lobata Schrank, 1783
- Rivularia elegans Roth, 1802: synonym of Chaetophora elegans (Roth) C.Agardh, 1812
- Rivularia endiviaefolia Roth, 1798: synonym of Chaetophora lobata Schrank, 1783
- Rivularia lloydii P.Crouan & H.Crouan, 1867: synonym of Brachytrichia lloydii (P.Crouan & H.Crouan) P.C.Silva, 1996
- Rivularia multifida Weber & Mohr, 1804: synonym of Nemalion multifidum (F.Weber & D.Mohr) Chauvin, 1842
- Rivularia plana Harvey, 1833: synonym of Isactis plana (Harvey) Thuret ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886
- Rivularia rubra (Hudson) Wahlenberg, 1826: synonym of Nemalion helminthoides (Velley) Batters, 1902
- Rivularia tuberiformis Smith, 1809: synonym of Leathesia marina (Lyngbye) Decaisne, 1842
- Rivularia vermiculata Smith, 1808: synonym of Mesogloia vermiculata (Smith) S.F.Gray, 1821
- Rivularia zosterae Mohr, 1810: synonym of Eudesme virescens (Carmichael ex Berkeley) J.Agardh, 1882
References
edit- ^ Guiry, Michael D. (2014). Rivularia C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2014). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146623 on 2014-12-09
- "Rivularia". Algaebase. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
Further reading
edit- Rastogia, R.P; Singh, S.P; Incharoensakdic, A; Häder, D.-P; Sinhaa, R.P (January 2014). "Ultraviolet radiation-induced generation of reactive oxygen species, DNA damage and induction of UV-absorbing compounds in the cyanobacterium Rivularia sp. HKAR-4". South African Journal of Botany. 90: 163–169. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.11.006.
- Berrendero, Esther; Perona, Elvira; Mateo, Pilar (Feb 2008). "Genetic and morphological characterization of Rivularia and Calothrix (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria) from running water". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 58 (Part 2): 447–460. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.65273-0. PMID 18218948.
- Marco, Sergio; Aboal, Marina; Chaves, Elena; Mulero, Iván; García-Ayala, Alfonsa (2012). "Immunolocalisation of microcystin in colonies of the cynobacterium Rivularia in calcareous streams". Marine and Freshwater Research. 63 (2): 160. doi:10.1071/MF11168.
- Silva, C., P. Basson & R. Moe (1996). Catalogue of the Benthic Marine Algae of the Indian Ocean. Volume 79 of University of California Publications in Botany (ISBN 0-520-09810-2). doi:10.1017/s0967026297221268