Synechococcus Nägeli, 1849
Holotype species: Synechococcus elongatus (Nägeli) Nägeli
Original publication and holotype designation: Nägeli, C. (1849). Gattungen einzelliger Algen, physiologisch und systematisch bearbeitet. Neue Denkschriften der Allg. Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften 10(7): i-viii, 1-139, pls I-VIII.
Request PDFDescription: Cells solitary or grouped in microscopic or macroscopic, irregular clusters, but not forming mucilaginous colonies; cells sometimes in short series of pseudofilamentous formations with 2-4 (20) cells. Mucilage absent or very fine, colourless, homogeneous, diffluent, around single cells. Cells long oval or cylindrical, sometimes several times longer than wide, straight, arcuate or sigmoid, 1.5 up to more than 20 um long and 0.4-6 (11) um wide, with parietal thylakoids; fine subunit arrays with p4 symmetry were found in few Synechococcus strains. Particularly in cultures there can arise long filamentous involution forms.
Information contributed by: Komárek & Anagnostidis (1998). The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2022-11-28 by M.D. Guiry.
Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as masculine.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Komárek, J., Kaštovský, J., Mares, J. & Johansen, J.R. (2014). Taxonomic classification of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacterial genera) 2014, using a polyphasic approach. Preslia 86: 295-335.
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Descriptions of chrysophyte genera were subsequently published in J. Kristiansen & H.R. Preisig (eds.). 2001. Encyclopedia of Chrysophyte Genera. Bibliotheca Phycologica 110: 1-260.
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