Komvophoron Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988

Holotype species: Komvophoron schmidlei (Jaag) Anagnostidis & Komárek

Original publication and holotype designation: Anagnostidis, K. & Komárek, J. (1988). Modern approach to the classification system of cyanophytes. 3. Oscillatoriales. Archiv für Hydrobiologie, Supplement 80(1-4): 327-472, 35 figs, 13 tables.

Description: Filamentous; filaments (trichomes) solitary or agglomerated in clusters or in fine, mucilaginous colonies (mats), straight or slightly waved or arcuated, moniliform, simple, short or (rarely) long (to 650 _m), without firm sheaths, sometimes with very fine, diffluent, colorless, narrow mucilaginous envelope (staining !); trichomes deeply and widely constricted, not attenuated towards the ends, with indistinct motility (trembling). Cells more or less spherical or barrel-shaped, up to 10 _m wide, without gas vesicles, sometimes with irregularly dispersed prominent granules; end cells rounded (subg. Abyssophoron) or with conical outer cell walls (subg. Komvophoron). Cell division perpendicular to the longer trichome axis, cells grow into the original shape and size before the next division. Reproduction by dissociation of trichomes without necridic cells; trichomes dissociate regularly Å in their middle after they reach a distinct length. Hormocytes germinate at both sides (isopolar). Mainly benthic species, living solitary or in fine mats on the sandy or muddy bottom of unpolluted lakes, pools, small water reservoirs and streams, in metaphyton on plants, rarely in plankton (particularly tychoplankton). Two species are known from thermal and mineral springs, one is endogloeic (grows in the mucilage of other planktonic bluegreens). Distribution not well known; different species have probably the limited ecological demands and areas of distribution.

Information contributed by: J. Komárek. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2023-03-03 by M.D. Guiry.

Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Gender: This genus name is currently treated as neuter.

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Strunecký, O., Ivanova, A.P. & Mares, J. (2022 '2023'). An updated classification of cyanobacterial orders and families based on phylogenomic and polyphasic analysis (Review). Journal of Phycology 59(1): 12-51.

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Descriptions of chrysophyte genera were subsequently published in J. Kristiansen & H.R. Preisig (eds.). 2001. Encyclopedia of Chrysophyte Genera. Bibliotheca Phycologica 110: 1-260.

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024