A taxonomic note on the genus Rindifilum Malavasi, Klimešová, Lukešová & Škaloud (Ulvales, Ulvophyceae)
2022
Abstract
The genus Rindifilum Malavasi, Klimešová, Lukešová & Škaloud was recently described by Malavasi & al. (2022) to accommodate a distinct lineage of green filamentous algae within the family Ctenocladiaceae (Ulvales, Ulvophyceae). This new genus includes a single species, R. ramosum, growing in association with the lichenized ascomycete genus Verrucaria Schrader.
Presently, the family encompasses four genera: Ctenocladus Borzì, Pseudopleurococcus Vischer, Spongioplastidium Vischer and Rindifilum, morphologically well distinguished by thallus form, akinete formation, cell shape and chloroplast structure (Škaloud & al. 2018, Malavasi & al. 2022).