Nostoc Vaucher ex Bornet et Flahault
(a genus of cyanobacteria)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Nostoc commune
a bacterium
Species 1 ident. refs
Nostoc microscopicum
a cyanobacterium
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 		Species 9 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusNostoc (a genus of cyanobacteria)
FamilyNOSTOCACEAE (a family of cyanobacteria)
OrderNOSTOCALES (an order of unbranched filamentous cyanobacteria)
ClassCYANOPHYCEAE (cyanobacteria, blue-green "algae", chloroplasts)
PhylumCYANOBACTERIA (cyanobacteria, blue-green "algae", chloroplasts)
DomainBacteria (bacteria, mitochondria, blue-green algae)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Smith, M. 2000 Tremella? No, Nostoc Field Mycology Vol 1 (4): 131-132.

Nostoc (a genus of cyanobacteria) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Nostoc (a genus of cyanobacteria)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Nostoc (a genus of cyanobacteria)
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