A novel genus Ammassolinea gen. nov. (Cyanobacteria) isolated from sub–tropical epipelic habitats

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Abstract

A new monospecific genus of an epipelic, filamentous oscillatorean Phormidium-like cyanobacterium is established. The genus was first discovered from a pond at Fiddlers Ridge Drive, Jacksonville, Florida, USA and subsequently isolated into uni-algal strains. During the process of cultivation, a combination of morphological, ultrastructural and molecular evidence supports the erection of a novel genus. Based on apomorphies which differ from related taxa such as heap-like colony formation, ultrastructural properties and molecular uniqueness, we propose the generic epithet Ammassolinea (sand-dwelling filaments).

Publication Title

Fottea

Volume

14

Issue

2

First Page

241

Last Page

248

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.5507/fot.2014.018

ISSN

18025439

E-ISSN

18054927

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