Fischerella
Genus of cyanobacteria
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Fischerella is a genus of cyanobacteria belonging to the family Hapalosiphonaceae.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Cyanobacteriota |
| Class: | Cyanophyceae |
| Order: | Nostocales |
| Family: | Hapalosiphonaceae |
| Genus: | Fischerella (Bornet & Flahault) Gomont |
The genus was first described by M. Gomont in 1895.[1]
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[2]
The genus name of Deightoniella is in honour of Christian Fischer (1801–1892), who was a Bohemian scientist and industrialist from Karlsbad (Baden).[3]
The genus was circumscribed by Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet and Charles Henri Marie Flahault in J. Bot. (Morot) Vol.9 on pages 51-52 in 1895.
Known species:
- Fischerella major
- Fischerella muscicola