Matteia

Generic name: MATTEIA Borzì 1907. Nuova Notarisia 18: 38.

Synonyms:

Diagnosis:

Type species: Matteia conchicola Borzì 1907

Descriptions:
Komárek (1992): Thallous; thallus in a form of thin mat, covering the substrate, grey-green, composed from densely, more or less paralely situated, slightly irregularly waved, creeping filaments; sheaths thin, homogeneous, sometimes laterally confluent. Trichomes always uniserial, cylindrical, commonly irregularly branched (V-type), with barrel-shaped and cylindrical, more or less isodiametric cells (moniliform-torulous and cylindrical segments irregularly alternate along trichomes). Heterocytes
intercalar.

Genotype differences, molecular data:

Reproduction strategies, life cycles, cell division:
Komárek (1992): Cells divide crosswise and lengthwise before branching. Reproduction probably by hormogonia, which were, however, not described.

Ultrastructure:

Taxonomic position, higher hierarchy:
Cyanophyceae, Stigonematales, Loriellaceae
Notes to taxonomy, misinterpretations:

Ecology, ecophysiology, ecological significance:
Komárek (1992): Marine; the single species was described from shells of molluscs (Petunculus) on the coast of Sicily, Italy.

Physiology and biochemistry:

Distribution, endemism, problematic citations:

Reference strain:

Infrageneric scheme, species concept:

List of species:

Matteia conchicola Borzì 1907

Keys:

List of stains:

Drawings:

Komárek 1992

Application technology:

Literature:

	2.1 taxonomy: Borzi 1907, Geitler 1932, Geitler 1942, Komárek 1992
	2.2 cytomorphology:
	2.3 16S rRNA sequencing:
	2.4 biology and life cycles:
	2.5 ecology:

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