Onodrimia Jahodářová, Dvořák & Hašler, 2017

Jahodářová, Eva, Dvořák, Petr, Hašler, Petr & Poulíčková, Aloisie, 2017, Revealing hidden diversity among tropical cyanobacteria the new genus Onodrimia (Synechococcales, Cyanobacteria) described using the polyphasic approach, Phytotaxa 326 (1), pp. 28-40 : 30

Onodrimia Jahodářová, Dvořák & Hašler , gen. nov.

Thallus usually macroscopic, in mats, occasionally creeping. Filaments straight to bent, occasionally coiled or entangled together, frequently false branched. Sheath colorless, roundly closed at the ends or opened after hormogonia release, exceeding trichome or with trichome protruding from sheath. Trichomes narrowed at the ends, immotile. Cells usually rectangular, isodiametric to longer then wide, with visible parietal chromatoplasm and inner pale centroplasm. Apical cells rounded or conical, without calyptra. Reproduction into short hormogonia or hormocytes by help of necridic cells. Both hormogonia and hormocytes frequently form groups of tree-like tufts and attach via sheath to other filaments.

Etymology: ––The branching filaments of Onodrimia resembles tree branches. The genus epithet is derived from name Onodrim, which is an Elvish name for the giant tree-like beings, also known as Ents, who appeared in the unforgettable epic story of The Lord of the Rings written by John R. R. Tolkien.

Type species:–– Onodrimia javanensis Jahodářová, Dvořák & Hašler.