Stirkia Barros-Barreto & Maggs, 2023
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https://doi.org/ 10.5252/cryptogamie-algologie2023v44a2 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7938775 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7974A03A-B43C-8C24-6C53-FB7BACB3F9A7 |
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Felipe |
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Stirkia Barros-Barreto & Maggs |
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gen. nov. |
Genus Stirkia Barros-Barreto & Maggs , gen. nov.
Thalli mainly erect, 10-200 mm high, consisting of irregularly branched axes with a wide variation in habit between species.Axes terete, partially to completely corticated, with apices straight to forcipate. Nodes formed by 6-8 periaxial cells each cutting off four cortical initials, two acropetal and two basipetal. Tetrasporangia formed by periaxial cells, unilateral/bilateral to verticillate, 1-3 per node, sometimes in stichidia-like groups immersed in the thalli. The rbc L alignment positions 696- 709 5’ GAACGATATGATCTT 3’ generated in this study.
TYPE SPECIES. — Stirkia fujiana (Barros-Barreto & Maggs) Barros-Barreto & Maggs , comb. nov.
ETYMOLOGY. — The name Stirkia was chosen to honour Wendy A. Stirk, who worked on growth and morphogenesis of Stirkia juliae (A.Millar) Barros-Barreto & Maggs , comb. nov.
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