Leptolyngbya nodulosa Z.Li & J.Brand 2007
Publication Details
Leptolyngbya nodulosa Z.Li & J.Brand 2007: 397-399, figs1-12
Published in: Li, Z. & Brand, J. (2007). Leptolyngbya nodulosa sp. nov. (Oscillatoriaceae), a subtropical marine cyanobacterium that produces a unique multicellular structure. Phycologia 46(4): 396-401, 13 figs.
Request PDFPublication date: July 2007
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Leptolyngbya is Leptolyngbya boryana (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nodosilinea nodulosa (Z.Li & J.Brand) Perkerson & Casamatta.
Type Information
Holotype locality: South China Sea (114º16'E, 22º70'N); (Li & Brand 2007: 397) Holotype: March 1998; ~5 km offshore, at a depth of approximately 10 m; (Li & Brand 2007: 397) Notes: Iconotype: Figs 1-10. Holotype: Cryopreserved living culture deposited in the Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Texa at Austin (accession no. UTEX 2910).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), with swellings, noduled, nodular, or with small nodules.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
With features described for the genus but different in the following characters: in its filaments distinctly flattened, composed of several hundred cylindrical cells 1.2-2.4 microns long by 1.1-1.5 microns diameter; in its discrete compact structure (nodules) variable in shape and size, occurring along the filaments, consisting of a portion of the filament folded into a tight aggregate and entirely surrounded by a distinct sheath; in its reproduction by fragmentation of trichomes at sites of necrotic cells; and in its hormogonia with trembling movements.
Created: 14 November 2007 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 January 2012
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 January 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
