Hot Is Rich—An Enormous Diversity of Simple Trichal Cyanobacteria from Yellowstone Hot Springs
In 2019, cyanobacterial samples were collected from thermal sites in Yellowstone National Park. In this paper, we discuss the considerable richness of representatives of simple filamentous cyanobacteria. Using a polyphasic approach, one new genus, <i>Copelandiella</i>, with two species (...
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| description | In 2019, cyanobacterial samples were collected from thermal sites in Yellowstone National Park. In this paper, we discuss the considerable richness of representatives of simple filamentous cyanobacteria. Using a polyphasic approach, one new genus, <i>Copelandiella</i>, with two species (<i>C. yellowstonensis</i> and <i>C. thermalis</i>) and eight additional new species <i>Albertania prattii</i>, <i>K. anagnostidisii</i>, <i>Kovacikia brockii</i>, <i>Leptolyngbya tildenae</i>, <i>L. vaporiphila</i>, <i>Nodosilinea calida</i>, <i>N. igneolacustris</i>, and <i>Oculatella castenholzii</i> were described. At the same time, by analyzing our new molecular data, we concluded that other genera of trichal cyanobacteria can be merged with existing genera: species within the genus <i>Plectolyngbya</i> are herein transferred to <i>Leptolyngbya</i>, and if some nomenclatural issues are resolved, species within the genus <i>Leptothermofonsia</i> will be subsequently transferred to the genus <i>Kovacikia</i>, an earlier synonym. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-919bc16b22834b378d152a975063de4a2023-11-19T10:16:00ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182023-08-0115997510.3390/d15090975Hot Is Rich—An Enormous Diversity of Simple Trichal Cyanobacteria from Yellowstone Hot SpringsJan Kaštovský0Jeffrey R. Johansen1Radka Hauerová2Mildred U. Akagha3Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 1645/31a, 37005 České Budějovice, Czech RepublicFaculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 1645/31a, 37005 České Budějovice, Czech RepublicFaculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 1645/31a, 37005 České Budějovice, Czech RepublicDepartment of Biology, John Carroll University, John Carroll Boulevard 1, University Heights, OH 44118, USAIn 2019, cyanobacterial samples were collected from thermal sites in Yellowstone National Park. In this paper, we discuss the considerable richness of representatives of simple filamentous cyanobacteria. Using a polyphasic approach, one new genus, <i>Copelandiella</i>, with two species (<i>C. yellowstonensis</i> and <i>C. thermalis</i>) and eight additional new species <i>Albertania prattii</i>, <i>K. anagnostidisii</i>, <i>Kovacikia brockii</i>, <i>Leptolyngbya tildenae</i>, <i>L. vaporiphila</i>, <i>Nodosilinea calida</i>, <i>N. igneolacustris</i>, and <i>Oculatella castenholzii</i> were described. At the same time, by analyzing our new molecular data, we concluded that other genera of trichal cyanobacteria can be merged with existing genera: species within the genus <i>Plectolyngbya</i> are herein transferred to <i>Leptolyngbya</i>, and if some nomenclatural issues are resolved, species within the genus <i>Leptothermofonsia</i> will be subsequently transferred to the genus <i>Kovacikia</i>, an earlier synonym.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/9/975thermalCyanophytablue-green algaetaxonomynew speciesnew genus |
| spellingShingle | Jan Kaštovský Jeffrey R. Johansen Radka Hauerová Mildred U. Akagha Hot Is Rich—An Enormous Diversity of Simple Trichal Cyanobacteria from Yellowstone Hot Springs Diversity thermal Cyanophyta blue-green algae taxonomy new species new genus |
| title | Hot Is Rich—An Enormous Diversity of Simple Trichal Cyanobacteria from Yellowstone Hot Springs |
| title_full | Hot Is Rich—An Enormous Diversity of Simple Trichal Cyanobacteria from Yellowstone Hot Springs |
| title_fullStr | Hot Is Rich—An Enormous Diversity of Simple Trichal Cyanobacteria from Yellowstone Hot Springs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hot Is Rich—An Enormous Diversity of Simple Trichal Cyanobacteria from Yellowstone Hot Springs |
| title_short | Hot Is Rich—An Enormous Diversity of Simple Trichal Cyanobacteria from Yellowstone Hot Springs |
| title_sort | hot is rich an enormous diversity of simple trichal cyanobacteria from yellowstone hot springs |
| topic | thermal Cyanophyta blue-green algae taxonomy new species new genus |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/9/975 |
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