Haloleptolyngbya alcalis gen. et sp. nov., a new filamentous cyanobacterium from the soda lake Nakuru, Kenya

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 691, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 269-283

  Dadheech, Pawan K ^a,d   Mahmoud, Huda ^b   Kotut, Kiplagat ^c   Krienitz, Lothar ^d  

^a Government College   (India)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^c KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Haloleptolyngbya; Lake Nakuru; Leptolyngbya; Lesser Flamingo; Molecular phylogeny; Soda lakes

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CYANOBACTERIUM; DOMINANCE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD WEB; MICROSCOPY; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

KENYA; LAKE NAKURU; RIFT VALLEY;

ALGAE; ARTHROSPIRA; ARTHROSPIRA FUSIFORMIS; CYANOBACTERIA; LEPTOLYNGBYA; OSCILLATORIALES; PHOENICOPTERIDAE;

EID: 84861608231     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-012-1080-6     Document Type: Article

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