Nostoc parmelioides is a species of cyanobacterium in the family Nostocaceae. It is notable for its symbiosis with a midge larva, Cricotopus nostocicola.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Cyanobacteria |
| Class: | Cyanophyceae |
| Order: | Nostocales |
| Family: | Nostocaceae |
| Genus: | Nostoc |
| Species: | N. parmelioides
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| Nostoc parmelioides | |
References
edit- ^ Brock, Elbert M. (July 1960). "Mutualism Between the Midge Cricotopus and the Alga Nostoc" (PDF). Ecology. 41 (3): 474–483. Bibcode:1960Ecol...41..474B. doi:10.2307/1933322. JSTOR 1933322. Retrieved August 2, 2021.