A polyphasic approach leading to the revision of the genus Planktothrix (Cyanobacteria) and its type species, P. agardhii, and proposal for integrating the emended valid botanical taxa, as well as three new species, Planktothrix paucivesiculata sp. nov.ICNP, Planktothrix tepida sp. nov.ICNP, and Planktothrix serta sp. nov.ICNP, as genus and species names with nomenclatural standing under the ICNP

Title

A polyphasic approach leading to the revision of the genus Planktothrix (Cyanobacteria) and its type species, P. agardhii, and proposal for integrating the emended valid botanical taxa, as well as three new species, Planktothrix paucivesiculata sp. nov.ICNP, Planktothrix tepida sp. nov.ICNP, and Planktothrix serta sp. nov.ICNP, as genus and species names with nomenclatural standing under the ICNP

Authors

Keywords

Polyphasic taxonomy, 16S rRNA gene, ITS, MLST, gyrB, rpoB, rpoC1, Planktothrix, Anagnostidis & Komárek 1988, emend. gen. nov., Planktothrix agardhii, Anagnostidis & Komárek 1988, emend. sp. nov.

Journal

SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Volume 38, Issue 3, Pages 141-158

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Online

2015-02-25

DOI

10.1016/j.syapm.2015.02.004