Spirulina (genus)

Spirulina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Bacillati
Phylum:	Cyanobacteriota
Class:	Cyanophyceae
Order:	Spirulinales
Family:	Spirulinaceae
Genus:	; Turpin ex Gomont, 1892
Species
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Spirulina is a genus of cyanobacteria. Despite its name, the "spirulina" dietary supplement actually uses cyanobacteria belonging to the genus Arthrospira (which were formerly classified within Spirulina).^[2]

^ Kamata, Kaori; Piao, Zhenzi; Suzuki, Soichiro; Fujimori, Takahiro; Tajiri, Wataru; Nagai, Keiji; Iyoda, Tomokazu; Yamada, Atsushi; Hayakawa, Toshiaki; Ishiwara, Mitsuteru; Horaguchi, Satoshi; Belay, Amha; Tanaka, Takuo; Takano, Keisuke; Hangyo, Masanori (2014). "Spirulina-Templated Metal Microcoils with Controlled Helical Structures for THz Electromagnetic Responses". Scientific Reports. 4: 4919. Bibcode:2014NatSR...4E4919K. doi:10.1038/srep04919. PMC 4017220. PMID 24815190.
^ Villaró-Cos, Silvia; Guzmán Sánchez, José Luis; Acién, Gabriel; Lafarga, Tomás (January 2024). "Research trends and current requirements and challenges in the industrial production of spirulina as a food source". Trends in Food Science & Technology. 143: 104280. doi:10.1016/j.tifs.2023.104280.

[1] Kamata, Kaori; Piao, Zhenzi; Suzuki, Soichiro; Fujimori, Takahiro; Tajiri, Wataru; Nagai, Keiji; Iyoda, Tomokazu; Yamada, Atsushi; Hayakawa, Toshiaki; Ishiwara, Mitsuteru; Horaguchi, Satoshi; Belay, Amha; Tanaka, Takuo; Takano, Keisuke; Hangyo, Masanori (2014). "Spirulina-Templated Metal Microcoils with Controlled Helical Structures for THz Electromagnetic Responses". Scientific Reports. 4: 4919. Bibcode:2014NatSR...4E4919K. doi:10.1038/srep04919. PMC 4017220. PMID 24815190.

[2] Villaró-Cos, Silvia; Guzmán Sánchez, José Luis; Acién, Gabriel; Lafarga, Tomás (January 2024). "Research trends and current requirements and challenges in the industrial production of spirulina as a food source". Trends in Food Science & Technology. 143: 104280. doi:10.1016/j.tifs.2023.104280.

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