Scytonema
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Translingual
Etymology
Ancient Greek (“skin”) + (“thread”)
Proper noun
Scytonema n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Scytonemataceae – photosynthetic cyanobacteria, some of which are a component of lichens.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Cyanobacteria – phylum; Cyanophyceae - class; Nostocales - order; Scytonemataceae - family
References
Scytonema on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Scytonema on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Scytonema on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Scytonema at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Scytonema at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Scytonema at World Register of Marine Species
- Scytonema at MycoBank
- Scytonema at AlgaeBase
