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ArticleJournal of phycology2025

Revision and expansion of the genus Spirirestis (Tolypothrichaceae, Cyanobacteria).

Jeffrey R Johansen, Brian M Jusko, Nicole Pietrasiak, Hend Alwathnani, Natalie Soliman, Anastasia Zhydan, Salvadore Peron, Mathew Luknis, Karina Osorio-Santos, Klára Řeháková and 5 more

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Jeffrey R JohansenDepartment of Biology, John Carroll University, University Heights, Ohio, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0794-9417
Brian M JuskoDepartment of Biology, John Carroll University, University Heights, Ohio, USA.
Nicole PietrasiakSchool of Life Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4636-8006
Hend AlwathnaniBotany & Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Natalie SolimanDepartment of Biology, John Carroll University, University Heights, Ohio, USA.
Anastasia ZhydanDepartment of Biology, John Carroll University, University Heights, Ohio, USA.
Salvadore PeronDepartment of Biology, John Carroll University, University Heights, Ohio, USA.
Mathew LuknisDepartment of Biology, John Carroll University, University Heights, Ohio, USA.
Karina Osorio-SantosNational Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Facultad de Ciencias, Mexico City, Mexico.
Klára ŘehákováInstitute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre of AS CR, České Budějovice, Czech Republic.
Bingchang ZhangGeography Science College, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Kristen E Hasenstab-LehmanDepartment of Conservation and Research, Santa Barbara Botanical Garden, Santa Barbara, California, USA.
William F HoyerNaval Base Ventura County, NAS Point Mugu, California, USA.
Sagarika PalDepartment of Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
Prashant SinghDepartment of Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9884-7741

Funding

California Institute for Biodiversity 89340Directorate for Biological Sciences DEB-0842702Directorate for Biological Sciences DEB-9870201King Saud University RSP-20U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory DACA88-95-C-0015U.S. Navy N62473-21-2-0002
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Abstract

Recent phylogenetic analyses of members of the Tolypothrichaceae (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria) based on 16S rRNA gene sequence data have demonstrated that the soil-inhabiting members of the family belong to a clade separate from the aquatic and subaerial members of the family. The soil-inhabiting species clade includes Spirirestis, a monophyletic taxon originally defined by its tight spiral coiling. Most of the soil-inhabiting species have been identified in the past as belonging either to Hassallia or Tolypothrix, which are subaerial and aquatic taxa, respectively. A comprehensive study of the terrestrial Tolypothrichaceae led us to conclude that all terrestrial Tolypothrichaceae should be included in the genus Spirirestis, even though most of those isolates lack the spiral coiling diagnostic of the genus. Using a polyphasic approach, we recognize seven distinct clades in Spirirestis, which we split into seven species: S. rafaelensis (the generitype), S. californica comb. nov., S. pseudoramosissima comb. nov., S. lignicolor sp. nov., S. williamsae sp. nov., S. hydroterrestris sp. nov., and S. atacamensis sp. nov. Spirirestis rafaelensis and S. californica are represented by multiple isolates, and we postulate that with time and further taxon sampling, some of the strains we included in these two species may be recognized as additional species. As the study of soil cyanobacteria continues, additional species of Spirirestis will likely be discovered and described.

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CyanobacteriaPhylogenyRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSequence Analysis, DNARNA, Ribosomal, 16S16S–23S ITSbiological soil crustsHassalliaNostocalesphylogenyTolypothrichaceaeTolypothrix

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