Capilliphycus T.A.Caires, Sant’Anna & J.M.Nunes, 2019

Holotype species: Capilliphycus salinus T.A.Caires, Sant’Anna & J.M.Nunes

Original publication and holotype designation: Caires, T.A, Sant'Anna, C.L. & Nunes, J.M. (2019). Capilliphycus gen. nov.; validation of “Capillus T.A.Caires, Sant’Anna & J.M.Nunes,” inval. (Oscillatoriaceae, Cyanobacteria). Notulae Algarum 95: 1-2.

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Description: Thallus forming extensive fasciculate mats or small clusters, brown, brown-green, olive-green to dark green, dark blue-green to black. Filaments straight, isopolar, unbranched, (8-) 12-30 (-465) ?m diam. Sheaths hyaline or bright yellow to yellow-brown, firm, thin or thick, sometimes lamellated. Trichomes not or slightly constricted at the cross-walls, not or slightly attenuated towards ends, (6.6-) 10-21 (-24) ?m diam., sometimes some trichomes become contorted to form the necridial regions. Cells 1.4-5.6 (-6) ?m long, 1.2-11 times wider than long. Cross-walls often granulated, sometimes with large granules. Apical cells rounded, conical, conical-rounded, flat-rounded, truncate, rarely capitate, sometimes thickened, without calyptra. Hormogonia formed by fragmentation perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the trichome helped by necridic cells, or in diagonal position, in this case helped or not by necridic cells.

Information contributed by: Original description.. 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 masculine.

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 24 April 2024