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Biogeographically interesting planktonic Nostocales (Cyanobacteria) in the Czech Republic and their polyphasic evaluation resulting in taxonomic revisions of Anabaena bergii Ostenfeld 1908 (Chrysosporum gen. nov.) and A. tenericaulis Nygaard 1949 (Dolichospermum tenericaule comb. nova)

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Questions of biogeography of freshwater cyanobacteria and their ability to colonize new areas have been recently discussed in connection with increasing occurrence of some formerly rare morphospecies in temperate zones. Nevertheless, the general knowledge about the distribution of cyanobacterial species is still fragmentary, and any new findings on cyanobacterial biogeography and spread are valuable. In this study, we provide updated information on the occurrence of Anabaena bergii, Raphidiopsis mediterranea, and Sphaerospermopsis aphanizomenoides in the Czech Republic. In addition, more nostocacean morphospecies are newly reported from the Czech Republic (A. fusca, A. tenericaulis, Dolichospermum curvum, D. mucosum, and S. reniformis). All of these morphospecies were characterized from a morphological point of view, and their phylogenetic affiliations were assessed on the basis of their 16S rRNA gene sequences. Based on these results, Anabaena bergii was reclassified into Chrysosporum gen. nov., and D. tenericaule comb. nova was established.

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The authors would like to thank to Prof. Jiří Komárek and Dr. Jaroslava Komárková for valuable comments and discussions about taxonomic issues. We are grateful to Dr. Ivo Přikryl and Antonín Melichar who provided us with samples from Mšeno and Hubenov reservoirs. Many thanks also belong to Marie Kupková, Martina Kaňová-Vožechová, and Jindra Bučková for the technical assistance. We thank the Třeboň Fishery, Inc. and the Woods and Fishponds of the Town of České Budějovice for the permission for sampling. This study was largely supported by Grant Agency of the Czech Republic project No. P504/10/1501. Partial financial assistance was provided by Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (project No. 206/09/0309), GA ASCR (No. AV0Z60170517), and by Institutional Research Concepts AV0Z5020910.

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  1. Biology Centre of AS CR, Institute of Hydrobiology, Na Sádkách 7, 37005, České Budějovice, Czech Republic

    Eliška Zapomělová

  2. Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, 37005, České Budějovice, Czech Republic

    Olga Skácelová

  3. National Institute of Public Health, Šrobárova 48, 10042, Praha 10, Czech Republic

    Petr Pumann

  4. Department of Fishery and Hydrobiology, Mendel University in Brno, 61300, Brno, Czech Republic

    Radovan Kopp

  5. Povodí Ohře s. p., Novosedlická 758, 41501, Teplice, Czech Republic

    Emil Janeček

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Zapomělová, E., Skácelová, O., Pumann, P. et al. Biogeographically interesting planktonic Nostocales (Cyanobacteria) in the Czech Republic and their polyphasic evaluation resulting in taxonomic revisions of Anabaena bergii Ostenfeld 1908 (Chrysosporum gen. nov.) and A. tenericaulis Nygaard 1949 (Dolichospermum tenericaule comb. nova). Hydrobiologia 698, 353–365 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-012-1034-z

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