Talk:Cymatolege

Etymology and description

Etymology: The name comes from the Greek Κυματολήγη (Cymatolege) one of the 50 Nereids, daughters of Nereus, sea nymphs of Greek mythology; Cymatolege had the power to stop the waves of the sea.

Description

Filaments joined to densely-arranged irregular clusters, colonies often forming mats on a substratum, straight, curved, more or less coiled. Sheaths firm, thin, colorless, lamellated, containing one to few trichomes. Trichomes cylindrical, 1.3–2.5 μm wide, slightly constricted at the cross walls, attenuated or not towards ends, pinkish to reddish or brownish. False branching and nodule formation are occasionally present. Cells isodiametric, slightly shorter than wide with peripheral thylakoids. Apical cells rounded without calyptra.

(Moved from taxon page to discussion) Thiotrix (talk) 14:47, 21 July 2024 (UTC)