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Leptopogon

Generic name: LEPTOPOGON Borzi, 1906. Nuova Notarisia 18: 38.
Synonyms:
Diagnosis:
Type species: Leptopogon intricatus (A. Braun) Borzi 1906. - Monospecific genus.
Descriptions:
Komárek (1992): Thallous; thallus composed from free, separated, initially creeping filaments and later erected branches; filaments more or less densely parallely situated forming Symploca-like fascicles. Trichomes uniserial, only rarely with cells dividing lengthwise and laterally branched (V- and T- type). Cells barrel-shaped (forming torulous trichomes) in old filaments with thickened, usually brownish sheaths, young trichomes and branches with cylindrical cells, with thin, colour less sheaths. Heterocytes
intercalar, rarely lateral. Akinetes missing.
Genotype differences, molecular
data:
Reproduction strategies, life cycles, cell division:
Komárek (1992): Reproduction by 8-10- celled hormocyst, which separate at the ends of branches. Sheaths of hormocysts thick, usually brownish. Hormogonia not known. Aerophytic, known mainly from flower-pots in glass-houses.
Ultrastructure:
Taxonomic position, higher hierarchy:
Cyanophyceae, Stigonematales, Fischerellaceae
Notes to taxonomy, misinterpretations:
Ecology, ecophysiology, ecological significance:
Physiology and biochemistry:
Distribution, endemism, problematic citations:
Reference strain:
Infrageneric scheme, species concept:
List of species:
Leptopogon intricatus (A. Braun) Borzi 1906
Keys:
List of stains:
Drawings:
 Komárek 1992
Application technology:
Literature:

  2.1 taxonomy: Borzi 1906, Geitler 1932, Geitler 1942, Komárek 1992
  2.2 cytomorphology:
  2.3 16S rRNA sequencing:
  2.4 biology and life cycles:
  2.5 ecology: