heterocyst
A large transparent thick-walled cell that is found in the filaments of some blue-green algae and is the site of nitrogen fixation.
SEEDED workflow status. The source-seeding rules supplied this record; consult its curation history for later attributed changes. This status does not establish human review.
Source attestations
| Source | Label / path | Assertions | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| PREGO | heterocyst | 2 | TAXON |
Associated taxa
| Taxon | Source | Rank | Pool | Corroborated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nostoc piscinale CENA21 NCBITaxon:224013 |
PREGO | 1 | 2 | |
Nostoc punctiforme PCC 73102 NCBITaxon:63737 |
PREGO | 2 | 2 |
Also called
- heterocysts