Genus Potamolinea
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Number of species cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Potamolinea Martins et Branco 2016, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Potamolinea magna Martins et Branco 2016.
Etymology: Gr. n. potamos, river; L. n. linea, line; N.L. fem. n. Potamolinea, filament from a river.
Valid publication: MARTINS, M. D. and BRANCO, L. H. 2016. Potamolinea gen. nov. (Oscillatoriales, Cyanobacteria): a phylogenetically and ecologically coherent cyanobacterial genus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 3632-3641.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Potamolinea aerugineo-caerulea Martins et Branco 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also StrainInfo.net) 1PC.
Sequence accession no. (16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; 16S-23S ribosomal RNA intergenic spacer and tRNA-Ile gene, complete sequence; and 23S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence) for the type strain: KX001786.
Basonym: ¤ Lyngbya aerugineo Gomont.
Etymology: -.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: MARTINS, M. D. and BRANCO, L. H. 2016. Potamolinea gen. nov. (Oscillatoriales, Cyanobacteria): a phylogenetically and ecologically coherent cyanobacterial genus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 3632-3641.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Potamolinea magna Martins et Branco 2016, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also StrainInfo.net) 47PC deposited in Herbarium SJRP (IBILCE/UNESP), Brazil, voucher number SJRP 31642.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA) for the type strain: KX001789.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. magna, large, referring to the greater diameter of trichomes.
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: MARTINS, M. D. and BRANCO, L. H. 2016. Potamolinea gen. nov. (Oscillatoriales, Cyanobacteria): a phylogenetically and ecologically coherent cyanobacterial genus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 3632-3641.
Original article in IJSEM Online