Planktothrix rubescens: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Bacteria
Phylum
Cyanobacteria
Class
Cyanophyceae
Order
Oscillatoriales
Family
Phormidiaceae
Genus
Planktothrix
Species
Planktothrix rubescens
Scientific Name
Planktothrix rubescens

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Planktothrix rubescens

Planktothrix rubescens est une espèce de cyanobactéries filamenteuses et toxiques pouvant perturber l'utilisation des lacs. Sa prolifération colore la surface de l'eau en rouge lie de vin.

Elle est aussi connue localement sous le nom de sang des Bourguignons en souvenir de la bataille de Morat (1476) où de nombreux Bourguignons moururent dans le lac. Cette espèce a été classée dans le genre Planktothrix en 2002 par S. Suda. Auparavant, elle était appelée Oscillatoria rubescens.

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Planktothrix sanguin

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