Wilmottia O.Strunecky, J.Elster & J.Komárek, 2011
Holotype species: Wilmottia murrayi (West & G.S.West) Strunecký, Elster & Komárek
Original publication and holotype designation: Strunecký, O., Elster, J. & Komárek, J. (2011). Taxonomic revision of the freshwater cyanobacterium "Phormidium" murrayi = Wilmottia murrayi. Fottea 11(1): 57-71.
Request PDFDescription: Filaments solitary or in clusters, cylindrical along the whole length, more or less straight or slightly coiled, with facultative sheath, sometimes in dense, irregular fascicles with colorless and diffluent slime, not enveloped together by a firm, wide sheath. Sheaths around single trichomes thin, more or less fine but firm, colorless, sometimes diffluent, attached to trichomes. Never falsely branched. Trichomes cylindrical, not or only very slightly (exceptionally) constricted at cross walls, not attenuated or widened towards ends, without calyptra. Cells isodiametric, rarely shortened to half of their width, or up to 2 times longer than wide, sometimes with different length in one and the same trichome, cylindrical, pale blue-green, usually with scattered larger granules, which are sometimes gathered more at cross-walls; apical cells cylindrical, rounded at the apex, without calyptra. Position of thylakoids in cells mostly parietal with few occasional irregularities (dependent on environmental conditions).
Origin of description: this description is from the original publication; it may have been modified slightly. 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 feminine.
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.
Comments: "The new genus was named to honor our colleague and friend Professor Annick Wilmotte (Liège), who has contributed substantially to the knowledge of the ecology and diversity of Antarctic cyanobacterial microflora."
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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 23 April 2024
