Nostoc commune

Nostoc commune is a species of cyanobacterium in the family Nostocaceae. Common names include star jelly, witch's butter, mare's eggs, fah-tsai and facai. It is the type species of the genus Nostoc and is cosmopolitan in distribution.

Nostoc commune
Nostoc commune
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Cyanobacteria
Class: Cyanophyceae
Order: Nostocales
Family: Nostocaceae
Genus: Nostoc
Species:
N. commune
Binomial name
Nostoc commune
Vaucher ex Bornet & Flahault, 1888
Varieties

Nostoc commune var. sphaeroides

Synonyms
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