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Trichotorquatus gen. nov. - a new genus of soil cyanobacteria discovered from American drylands1.
Pietrasiak, Nicole; Reeve, Sharon; Osorio-Santos, Karina; Lipson, David A; Johansen, Jeffrey R.
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  • Pietrasiak N; Plant and Environmental Sciences Department, New Mexico State University, 945 College Drive, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 88003, USA.
  • Reeve S; Department of Biology, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, Mail Code 4614, San Diego, California, 92182, USA.
  • Osorio-Santos K; Departamento de Biología Comparada, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Colonia Coyoacán, Código Postal 04451070474, P.O. Box 70-474, Ciudad de México, México.
  • Lipson DA; Department of Biology, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, Mail Code 4614, San Diego, California, 92182, USA.
  • Johansen JR; Department of Biology, John Carroll University, University Heights, Ohio, 44118, USA.
J Phycol ; 57(3): 886-902, 2021 06.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33583028
Cyanobacteria are crucial ecosystem components in dryland soils. Advances in describing α-level taxonomy are needed to understand what drives their abundance and distribution. We describe Trichotorquatus gen. nov. (Oculatellaceae, Synechococcales, Cyanobacteria) based on four new species isolated from dryland soils including the coastal sage scrub near San Diego, California (USA), the Mojave and Colorado Deserts with sites at Joshua Tree National Park and Mojave National Preserve, California (USA), and the Atacama Desert (Chile). The genus is morphologically characterized by having thin trichomes (<4.5 µm wide), cells both shorter and longer than wide, rarely occurring single and double false branching, necridia appearing singly or in rows, and sheaths with a distinctive collar-like fraying and widening mid-filament, the feature for which the genus is named. The genus is morphologically nearly identical with Leptolyngbya sensu stricto but is phylogenetically quite distant from that genus. It is consequently a cryptic genus that will likely be differentiated in future studies based on 16S rRNA sequence data. The type species, T. maritimus sp. nov. is morphologically distinct from the other three species, T. coquimbo sp. nov., T. andrei sp. nov. and T. ladouxae sp. nov. However, these latter three species are morphologically very close and are considered by the authors to be cryptic species. All species are separated phylogenetically based on sequence of the 16S-23S ITS region. Three distinct ribosomal operons were recovered from the genus, lending difficulty to recognizing further diversity in this morphologically cryptic genus.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Cianobactérias / Ecossistema País/Região como assunto: America do norte / America do sul / Chile Idioma: En Revista: J Phycol Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Cianobactérias / Ecossistema País/Região como assunto: America do norte / America do sul / Chile Idioma: En Revista: J Phycol Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Estados Unidos