''Cylindrospermopsis'' is a

plankton Plankton are the diverse collection of organisms that drift in Hydrosphere, water (or atmosphere, air) but are unable to actively propel themselves against ocean current, currents (or wind). The individual organisms constituting plankton are ca ...

ic genus of

filamentous cyanobacteria Cyanobacterial morphology refers to the form or shape of cyanobacteria. Cyanobacteria are a large and diverse phylum of bacteria defined by their unique combination of pigments and their ability to perform oxygenic photosynthesis. Cyanobacteria ...

known for its blooms in eutrophic waters. The

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species is the tropical ''

Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii ''Cylindrospermopsis'' is a planktonic genus of filamentous cyanobacteria known for its blooms in eutrophic waters. The type species is the tropical '' Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii'' (Woloszynska) Seenayya & Subbaraju. The cyanotoxin cylindro ...

'' (Woloszynska) Seenayya & Subbaraju. The

cyanotoxin Cyanotoxins are toxins produced by cyanobacteria (also known as blue-green algae). Cyanobacteria are found almost everywhere, but particularly in lakes and in the ocean where, under high concentration of phosphorus conditions, they reproduce exp ...

cylindrospermopsin Cylindrospermopsin (abbreviated to CYN, or CYL) is a cyanotoxin produced by a variety of freshwater cyanobacteria. CYN is a polycyclic uracil derivative containing guanidino and sulfate groups. It is also zwitterionic, making it highly water ...

was first identified from a species of this genus.

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Nostocales Cyanobacteria genera {{cyanobacteria-stub