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Abstract

The filamentous cyanobacterial genus gen. nov., described here under the provisions of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, is a cosmopolitan pan-tropical group abundant in the marine benthos. Members of the genus are photosynthetic (containing phycocyanin, phycoerythrin, allophycocyanin and chlorophyll ), but non-diazotrophic (lack heterocysts and nitrogenase reductase genes). The cells (discoid and 25–80 µm wide) are arranged in long filaments (<10 cm in length) and often form extensive mats or blooms in shallow water. The cells are surrounded by thick polysaccharide sheaths covered by a rich diversity of heterotrophic micro-organisms. A distinctive character of this genus is its extraordinarily rich production of bioactive secondary metabolites. This is matched by genomes rich in polyketide synthase and non-ribosomal peptide synthetase biosynthetic genes which are dedicated to secondary metabolism. The encoded natural products are sometimes responsible for harmful algae blooms and, due to morphological resemblance to the genus , this group has often been incorrectly cited in the literature. We here describe two species of the genus : sp. nov. (type species of the genus) with 3L as the nomenclature type, and comb. nov. with PNG5-198 as the nomenclature type.

Funding
This study was supported by the:
  • Sea Grant Program (Award R/NMP-103EPD)
  • Ministry of Education of the Czech Republic (Award MSM6007665801)
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