Myxacorys almedinensis Soares, Tiago & Portugal 2019
Publication Details
Myxacorys almedinensis Soares, Tiago & Portugal 2019: 80, figs 1 a-g, 2 a-d
Published in: Soares, F., Tiago, I., Trovão, J., Coelho, C., Mesquita, N., Gil, F., Catarino, L., Cardoso, S.M. & Portugal. A. (2019). Description of Myxacorys almedinensis sp. nov. (Synechococcales, Cyanobacteria) isolated from the limestone walls of the Old Cathedral of Coimbra, Portugal (UNESCO World Heritage Site). Phytotaxa 419(1): 77-90.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Myxacorys is Myxacorys chilensis Pietrasiak & J.R.Johansen.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Old Cathedral of Coimbra, Almedina, Coimbra, 40°12' 32" N, 8°25' 38'W"; (Soares, F. & al. 2019: 80) Holotype: 22 November, 2016; limestone walls of one of the chapels of the Cathedral; COI; 00094076 (Soares, F. & al. 2019: 80) Notes: Reference strain:—ULC467 (deposited at BCCM/ULC culture collection, Liège, Belgium)=DSM109598 (deposited at DSMZ culture collection, Leibniz, Germany).
Description
Thallus macroscopic, green; filaments long, straight, curved, sometimes loose and solitary, frequently presenting untangled arrangements forming long rope-like structures; occasionally with false branching in mature filaments. Sheaths thin, colorless, distant from the trichomes, closed at the ends, opened after hormogonia release. Trichomes sometimes with exceeding sheath, distinctly constricted at the cross walls; cells usually rectangular, barrel- shape, isodiametric or longer than wide, 1.3–1.7 micrometers long, 0.7–1.5 micrometers wide; apical cells usually rounded to slightly conical,
Habitat
Growing on the surface of limestone walls of one of the chapels of the Cathedral.
Created: 14 November 2019 by Sergei Shalygin.
Last updated: 16 November 2019
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Sergei Shalygin in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 November 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 May 2024
