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- Hormogonia are motile filaments of cells formed by some cyanobacteria in the order Nostocales and Stigonematales. They are formed during vegetative reproduction...
- facilitated by dead cells which separate a filament into separate sections, or hormogonia, which then grow. Oscillatoria uses photosynthesis to survive and reproduce...
- differentiate into spore-like cells called akinetes or motile cells called hormogonia, making them the most phenotyptically versatile of all prokaryotes. In...
- of these cells undergo differentiation into heterocysts, akinetes or hormogonia. N. punctiforme is one of the Nostoc strains able to maintain diazotrophic...
- heterocysts (for nitrogen fixation), akinetes (resting stage cells), and hormogonia (reproductive, motile filaments). These, together with the intercellular...
- filaments or groups of filaments. They reproduce by the formation of hormogonia, filament breakage, and by akinetes . Kruger, T., Oelmuller, R., and Luckas...
- particular purpose. Fragments of filaments of Oscillatoria willei are called hormogonia. They consist of dozens of cells, which sometimes break off to reproduce...
- anti-algal properties. Typically they form motile filaments referred to as hormogonia, which can form colonies and then bud and travel to colonise new areas...
- habitats. The genus produces akinetes and is known to reproduce with hormogonia. The type species for the genus is Wollea saccata (Wolle) Bornet & Flahault...
- cyanobacteria, including the development of motile hormogonia and nitrogen-fixing heterocysts. Since hormogonia are important for establishing symbiotic partnerships...