Leptothoe kymatousa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Synechococcales
Prokaryota Superregnum: Bacteria Group: Terrabacteria group Group: Cyanobacteria/Melainabacteria group Phylum: Cyanobacteria Classis: Cyanophyceae Subclassis: Synechococcophycideae Ordo: Synechococcales

Familia: Leptolyngbyaceae
Genus: Leptothoe
Species: Leptothoe kymatousa

Name

Leptothoe kymatousa D. Konstantinou & S. Gkelis, 2019

Etymology: The specific epithet kymatousa refers to the wavy form of the filaments. From Greek κύμα (kyma)-wave.

• Type locality: Rocky reef of the sublittoral zone of Porto Valitsa, Kassandra, Chalkidiki Peninsula, Greece (39.951° N, 23.685° E), collected on October 10, 2014 at a depth of 9.6 m; found to live in association with the sponge Chondrilla nucula.

Description

Filaments with a single trichome per sheath, unbranched, curved or wavy, occasionally irregularly spirally or screw-like coiled, and irregularly entangled and joined in clusters. Sheaths colorless, firm, and thin. Trichomes cylindrical and slightly constricted to strongly constricted at the cross walls. Trichomes pinkish to pale purple, not attenuated toward the ends. Hormogonia formation common. Cells longer than wide, 1.02–1.91 μm in length and 0.7–1.08 μm in width. Cell contents homogenous. Thylakoids (three to four) arranged peripherally. End cells rounded.

References

Konstantinou, D., Voultsiadou, E., Panteris, E., Zervou, S.K., Hiskia, A. & Gkelis, S. 2019. Leptothoe, a new genus of marine cyanobacteria (Synechococcales) and three new species associated with sponges from the Aegean Sea. Journal of Phycology, 55(4): 882-897. DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12866