Sirenicapillaria D.E. Berthold, Lefler & Laughinghouse, 2022
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/10.1080/00318884.2021.2006589 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15520311 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0B31D43C-6F16-5A5C-FF9C-FA98FE4E6868 |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Sirenicapillaria D.E. Berthold, Lefler & Laughinghouse |
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gen. nov. |
Sirenicapillaria D.E. Berthold, Lefler & Laughinghouse gen. nov.
DESCRIPTION: Homocytous filamentous cyanobacteria, forming dark brown, blue green erect thallus on benthos. Long coarse filaments (c. 10 cm) with thick, sometimes facultative and lamellate hyaline sheath. Trichomes cylindrical, thicker in the centre and slowly attenuated towards apices, uniseriate, constricted at cross-walls. Cells discoid, shorter than wide. Cell content light to dark brown, greyish green and blue green.Apical cell rounded, narrowed at times, with occasional calyptra. Reproduction by release of individual cells, straight or diagonal trichome fragmentation, necridia, hormogonia. Rarely false branches.
TYPE SPECIES: Sirenicapillaria stauglerae D.E. Berthold, Lefler & Laughinghouse sp. nov .
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin Siren (Greek Σειρήν), a Siren , and Latin capillus, hair, in reference to the long thalli and ‘mermaid’s hair’ appearance of these marine cyanobacteria.
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