Aerofilum Chakraborty et Mukherjee, 2021
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.522.3.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5560377 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/91458788-FF95-070A-FF5E-41F03A3484A1 |
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Aerofilum Chakraborty et Mukherjee |
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gen. nov. |
Aerofilum Chakraborty et Mukherjee , gen. nov.
Thallus blue-green, growth like fascicles or bundles. Filaments isopolar, uniseriate, unbranched, cells slightly longer than their width, cell length ranged from 1.4 - 2.1 µm and width 0.9 - 1.1 µm. Cross walls have distinct constrictions.
Type species (designated here): Aerofilum fasciculatum Chakraborty et Mukherjee
Etymology: The generic epithet “ Aerofilum ” is derived from Aero Greek for ‘air’ as the strain possesses gas vesicles (aerotopes) and filum Greek for ‘filament’.
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