Plectolyngbya hodgsonii: a novel filamentous cyanobacterium from Antarctic lakes
peer reviewed A special cluster of filamentous, false-branched cyanobacteria, isolated from littoral mat samples in coastal lakes of the Larsemann Hills region (coll. by D. Hodgson) was studied by a polyphasic approach. This morphotype has several characters corresponding to the traditional genera L...
Published in: | Polar Biology |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Springer Science & Business Media B.V.
2011
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Online Access: | https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/105637 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-010-0868-y |
Summary: | peer reviewed A special cluster of filamentous, false-branched cyanobacteria, isolated from littoral mat samples in coastal lakes of the Larsemann Hills region (coll. by D. Hodgson) was studied by a polyphasic approach. This morphotype has several characters corresponding to the traditional genera Leptolyngbya (morphology of trichomes), Pseudophormidium (type of false branching) or Schizothrix (occasional multiple arrangement of trichomes in the sheaths). However, this cluster of strains is distinctly isolated according to its phylogenetic position (based on 16S rRNA gene sequences), and thus, a separate generic classification is justified. The cytomorphology of this generic entity is also characteristic. Therefore, a new genus (Plectolyngbya with the type species P. hodgsonii) was described. MICROMAT, AMBIO |
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