Spirulina (genus)
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Spirulina is a genus of cyanobacteria . It is not classed as an algae , despite the common name of cyanobacteria being blue-green algae. Spirulina is commonly used in food, especially as a supplement for space travellers .[2] [3]
Spirulina
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Cyanobacteria
Class:
Cyanophyceae
Order:
Spirulinales
Family:
Spirulinaceae
Genus:
SpirulinaTurpin ex Gomont, 1892
Species
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Microcoils produced by electroplating copper on Spirulina bacteria.[1]
Species
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Spirulina abbreviata
Spirulina agilis
Spirulina agilissima
Spirulina albida
Spirulina ardissoni
Spirulina baltica
Spirulina bayannurensis
Spirulina breviarticulata
Spirulina cabrerae
Spirulina caldaria
Spirulina cavanillesiana
Spirulina condensata
Spirulina corakiana
Spirulina flavovirens
Spirulina funiformis
Spirulina gessneri
Spirulina gomontiana
Spirulina gomontii
Spirulina gordiana
Spirulina gracilis
Spirulina innatans
Spirulina labyrinthiformis
Spirulina laxa
Spirulina laxissima
Spirulina legitima
Spirulina magnifica
Spirulina major
Spirulina margaritae
Spirulina mariae
Spirulina massartii
Spirulina maxima
Spirulina miniata
Spirulina minima
Spirulina mukdensis
Spirulina nodosa
Spirulina nordstedtii
Spirulina okensis
Spirulina oscillarioides
Spirulina platensis
Spirulina princeps
Spirulina pseudotenuissima
Spirulina robusta
Spirulina rosea
Spirulina schroederi
Spirulina sigmoidea
Spirulina socialis
Spirulina spirulinoides
Spirulina subsalsa
Spirulina subtilissima
Spirulina supersalsa
Spirulina tenerrima
Spirulina tenuior
Spirulina tenuis
Spirulina tenuissima
Spirulina thermalis
Spirulina turfosa
Spirulina versicolor
Spirulina weissii
See also
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References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Spirulina (genus) .
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Spirulina Turpin .
^ Kamata, Kaori; Piao, Zhenzi; Suzuki, Soichiro; Fujimori, Takahiro; Tajiri, Wataru; Nagai, Keiji; Iyoda, Tomokazu; Yamada, Atsushi; Hayakawa, Toshiaki; Ishiwara, Mitsuteru; Horaguchi, Satoshi; Belay, Amha; Tanaka, Takuo; Takano, Keisuke; Hangyo, Masanori (2014). "Spirulina-Templated Metal Microcoils with Controlled Helical Structures for THz Electromagnetic Responses". Scientific Reports . 4 : 4919. Bibcode :2014NatSR...4E4919K. doi :10.1038/srep04919. PMC 4017220 . PMID 24815190.
^ "Spirulina - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics". www.sciencedirect.com . Retrieved 2024-01-31 .
^ "Is Spirulina a bacteria or algae?". byjus.com . Retrieved 2024-01-31 .