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Send me a photo of proof of the fact that nostoc has wormicidal properties |
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Answer» genus of blue-green algae with cells arranged in beadlike chains that are grouped together in a gelatinous mass. Ranging from microscopic to walnut-sized, masses of Nostoc MAY be found on soil and floating in quiet water. Reproduction is by fragmentation. A special thick-walled cell (akinete) has the ability to withstand desiccation for long periods of time. After 70 years of dry storage, the akinete of one SPECIES GERMINATES into a filament when moistened. Like most blue-green algae, Nostoc contains two pigments, blue phycocyanin and red phycoerythrin, as well as chlorophyll, and has the ability to fix nitrogen in specialized cells called HETEROCYSTS. A terrestrial species has been used as a SUPPLEMENTARY food source in Asia.mark me has brinlist |
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