Back ارثروسبيرا ARZ Arthrospira Spanish Arthrospira Basque بندپیچه Persian Arthrospira French Arthrospira Galician Arthrospira Portuguese Arthrospira Russian ஆர்த்தரோசுப்பைரா Tamil Arthrospira Thai
| Arthrospira | |
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| A single Arthrospira platensis colony | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Cyanobacteria |
| Class: | Cyanophyceae |
| Order: | Oscillatoriales |
| Family: | Microcoleaceae |
| Genus: | Arthrospira Sitzenberger ex Gomont, 1892 |
| Species | |
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About 35. | |
Arthrospira is a genus of free-floating filamentous cyanobacteria characterized by cylindrical, multicellular trichomes in an open left-hand helix. A dietary supplement is made from A. platensis and A. maxima, known as spirulina.[1] The A. maxima and A. platensis species were once classified in the genus Spirulina. Although the introduction of the two separate genera Arthrospira and Spirulina is now generally accepted, there has been much dispute in the past and the resulting taxonomical confusion is tremendous.[2]
- ^ Ciferri, O. (1983). "Spirulina, the edible microorganism". Microbiological Reviews. 47 (4): 551–578. doi:10.1128/MMBR.47.4.551-578.1983. PMC 283708. PMID 6420655.
- ^ Mühling, Martin (March 2000). Characterization of Arthrospira (Spirulina) Strains (Ph.D.). University of Durham. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-01-23. Retrieved 2016-01-23.