Cartusia Mai, Johansen et Pietrasiak, 2018

Mai, Truc, Johansen, Jeffrey R., Pietrasiak, Nicole, Bohunická, Markéta & Martin, Michael P., 2018, Revision of the Synechococcales (Cyanobacteria) through recognition of four families including Oculatellaceae fam. nov. and Trichocoleaceae fam. nov. and six new genera containing 14 species, Phytotaxa 365 (1), pp. 1-59 : 38

Cartusia Mai, Johansen et Pietrasiak gen. nov.

Description:— Filaments straight or flexuous, sometimes with more than one trichome in a common sheath, sometimes forming fascicles of trichomes, without false branching. Sheaths firm, thin, colorless. Trichomes not tapering, not or only slightly constricted at the cross-walls, up to 3.5 μm wide. Cells mostly shorter than wide up to isodiametric.

Etymology:— named for the ruins of the Cartusian Monastery in National Park Slovak Paradise, from which the reference strain was collected.

Type species:— Cartusia fontana Mai, Johansen et Pietrasiak , comb. nov.