Dolichospermum
| Dolichospermum | |
|---|---|
| Dolichospermum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Cyanobacteriota |
| Class: | Cyanophyceae |
| Order: | Nostocales |
| Family: | Aphanizomenonaceae |
| Genus: | (Ralfs ex Bornet & Flahault) P.Wacklin, L.Hoffmann & J.Komárek, 2009 |
Dolichospermum is a genus of cyanobacteria belonging to the family Nostocaceae.[1] It was created by splitting from Anabaena using molecular evidence. It is paraphyletic as the author intends: the genera Aphanizomenon and Cuspidothrix, though cladistically included, have "distinct and unique" morphological features that set them apart.[2]
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[1]
Many of the morphospecies in Anabaena, Dolichospermum, and Aphanizomenon (ADA clade) are not monophyletic. Work is underway to sequence more genomes from these genera to produce a species classification based on genetic branching.[3]
- ^ a b "Dolichospermum (Ralfs ex Bornet & Flahault) P.Wacklin, L.Hoffmann & J.Komárek, 2009". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ Wacklin, Pirjo; Hoffmann, Lucien; Komárek, Jiří (1 March 2009). "Nomenclatural validation of the genetically revised cyanobacterial genus Dolichospermum (RALFS ex BORNET et FLAHAULT) comb. nova". Fottea. 9 (1): 59–64. doi:10.5507/fot.2009.005.
- ^ Dreher, Theo W.; Davis, Edward W.; Mueller, Ryan S. (March 2021). "Complete genomes derived by directly sequencing freshwater bloom populations emphasize the significance of the genus level ADA clade within the Nostocales". Harmful Algae. 103: 102005. doi:10.1016/j.hal.2021.102005.