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Thermosynechococcus

Generic name:
THERMOSYNECHOCOCCUS Katoh, Itoh, Shen et Ikeuchi, 2001. Plant Cell Physiol. 42(6): 599-607
Synonyms:

Diagnosis: not published
Type species: Thermosynechococcus elongatus Katoh et al. 2001, strain BP-1 [non Synechococcus elongatus (Nägeli) Nägeli 1849]

Descriptions:
not published, probably corresponding with thermophilic traditional Synechococcus species from the vicinity of S. lividus.

Katoh et al. 2001

Genotype differences, molecular data:
Katoh et al. 2001
Reproduction strategies, life cycles, cell division:
Ultrastructure:
Taxonomic position, higher hierarchy:
Katoh et al. (2001): according to molecular evaluation is unique phylogeny, based on the 16S rRNA sequence it is thought to
have branched at a very early stage (Honda et al. 1999)
Ecology, ecophysiology,
ecological significance:

Katoh et al. (2001): thermophilic
Physiology and biochemistry:
Nakamura et al. 2002, Nakajima et al. 2002, Kondou & Manabe 2002, Kashino et al. 2002, Iwai et al. 2003, Kerfeld et al. 2003
Distribution, endemism, problematic citations:
Reference strain:
Katoh et al. (2001): BP-1
Infrageneric scheme,
species concept:
List of species:
Thermosynechococcus elongatus Katoh et al. (2001) [nomen nudum]
Thermosynechococcus vulcanus (Copeland) Katoh et al. 2001 [ invalid comb.; syn.: Synechococcus vulcanus Copeland 1936, probably syn. S. viridissimus Copeland 1936, S. caldarius Okada 1939; probably incl. var. bacillarioides Copeland 1936]

Unclear taxa:
To this genus belong probably also : Synechococcus arcuatus Copeland 1936
Synechococcus bosshardii Skuja 1932
Synechococcus koidzumii Yoneda 1943
Synechococcus lividus Copeland 1936 [with all varieties]
Synechococcus minutissimus Negoro 1944
Synechococcus praelongus Emoto et Yoneda 1940
Synechococcus rayssae Dor 1967
Synechococcus sublividus Emoto et Yoneda 1940
Synechococcus sulphuricus Dor 1967
Synechococcus vescus Copeland 1936 [with all varieties]

Keys:
List of stains:
Thermosynechococcus elongatus strain CP47 (El Alaoui & Kirilovky 2005)
Thermosynechococcus elongatus strain BP1 (Katoh et al. 2001, Nakamura et al. 2002, Ivai 2003)

Drawings:

Komárek & Anagnostidis 1998

Application technology:
Literature:

  2.1 taxonomy:
  2.2 cytomorphology:
  2.3 16S rRNA sequencing:
  2.4 biology and life cycles:
  2.5 ecology: