Proterendothrix

Generic name: PROTERENDOTHRIX W. et G.S. West, 1897. J. Bot. 35: 299.

Synonyms:

Diagnosis:

Type species: Proterendothrix scolecoidea W. et G.S. West 1897. - Monotypic genus.

Descriptions:
Komárek (1992): Filamentous; filaments relatively short, solitary, composed from cylindrical trichomes, slightly narrowed to the ends, not constricted at the cross walls, and wide, colourless sheaths, usually irregularly swollen and wavy on the surface; filaments grow endophytically within sheaths of other filamentous cyanophytes or epiphytically, creeping on their surface. Cells more or less isodiametrical or slightly longer or shorter than wide, end cells conical-rounded.

Genotype differences, molecular data:

Reproduction strategies, life cycles, cell division:
Komárek (1992): Cell division crosswise to the long axis of a trichome. Reproduction probably by the fragmentation of trichomes.

Ultrastructure:

Taxonomic position, higher hierarchy:
Cyanophyceae, Oscillatoriales, Borziaceae
Notes to taxonomy, misinterpretations:

Ecology, ecophysiology, ecological significance:
Komárek (1992): The single species was described from filaments of Porphyrosiphon in Angola, and not found and revised again.

Physiology and biochemistry:

Distribution, endemism, problematic citations:

Reference strain:

Infrageneric scheme, species concept:

List of species:
Proterendothrix scolecoidea W. et G.S. West 1897

Keys:

List of stains:

Drawings:

Komárek 1992

Application technology:

Literature:

	2.1 taxonomy: 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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