Trichotorquatus gen. nov. - a new genus of soil cyanobacteria discovered from American drylands

Cyanobacteria are crucial ecosystem components in dryland soils. Advances in describing α-level taxonomy are needed to understand what drives their abundance and distribution. We describe Trichotorquatus gen. nov. (Oculatellaceae, Synechococcales, Cyanobacteria) based on four new species isolated fr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of phycology 2021-06
Hauptverfasser: Pietrasiak, Nicole, Reeve, Sharon, Osorio-Santos, Karina, Lipson, David A, Johansen, Jeffrey R
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Cyanobacteria are crucial ecosystem components in dryland soils. Advances in describing α-level taxonomy are needed to understand what drives their abundance and distribution. We describe Trichotorquatus gen. nov. (Oculatellaceae, Synechococcales, Cyanobacteria) based on four new species isolated from dryland soils including the coastal sage scrub near San Diego, California (USA), the Mojave and Colorado Deserts with sites at Joshua Tree National Park and Mojave National Preserve, California (USA), and the Atacama Desert (Chile). The genus is morphologically characterized by having thin trichomes (
ISSN:1529-8817
DOI:10.1111/jpy.13147