Picocyanobacteria
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Picocyanobacteria are cyanobacteria that are part of the picoplankton, which is the fraction of plankton composed by cells between 0.2 and 2 μm. Picocyanobacteria comprise the smallest photoautotrophs.
Genera
Freshwater picocyanobacteria genera include Synechococcus, Cyanobium, and Synechocystis, and marine picocyanobacteria genera are represented primarily by Synechococcus and Prochlorococcus.
See also
- Cyanobacteria
- Picoplankton
- Picoeukaryote
- Picozoa
- Plankton § Size groups
External links
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