Nostoc commune

Nostoc commune
Nostoc commune
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Cyanobacteriota
Class: Cyanophyceae
Order: Nostocales
Family: Nostocaceae
Genus: Nostoc
Species:
N. commune
Binomial name
Nostoc commune
Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault, 1888 [1]
Varieties

Nostoc commune var. sphaeroides

Synonyms[1]
  • Nostocella communis Gaillon
  • Tremella nostoc Carl Linnaeus 1753
  • Ulva pruniformis Carl Linnaeus 1753
  • Nostoc kurzianum Zeller 1873

Nostoc commune is a species of cyanobacterium in the family Nostocaceae. Common names include star jelly, witch's butter, mare's eggs. It is the type species of the genus Nostoc and is cosmopolitan in distribution.

  1. ^ a b Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2012). "Nostoc commune - Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault". AlgaeBase. Retrieved 2012-09-08.