taxonID	type	description	language	source
F012713EFFE6FFB4FF2AFB9EFF5BAEEA.taxon	description	Figs. 1 – 16 Description In culture, filaments intensely entangled or sometimes forming fascicles with few filaments (4 – 6). Trichomes isopolar, cylindrical, flexuous not branched, sometimes motile. Trichome ends rounded, not tapered toward the ends. Sheaths very thin, hyaline, visible only after releasing hormogonia. Cells longer than wide, 5 – 11 μm long, 0.9 – 1.3 μm wide. Cross-wall with adjacent vacuole-like structures, when observed under transmission electron microscopy. Under optical microscope, these structures are visible as hyaline or dark regions next to the cross-walls or apices of the trichomes. Under SEM (BSED), these structures appear as bright dots. Cell content olive-green, with two parietal thylakoids. Without necridia. Hormogonia short, few celled.	en	Morais, João, Hentschke, Guilherme Scotta, Oliveira, Flavio, Silva, Raquel, Leão, Pedro N., Sabour, Brahim, Vasconcelos, Vitor (2025): Description of Vacuolonema iberomarrocanum gen. et sp. nov. (Oculatellales, Cyanobacteria): a new marine cyanobacterial taxon from the Portuguese and Moroccan Atlantic coast. Phytotaxa 708 (2): 182-196, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.708.2.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.708.2.5
F012713EFFE6FFB4FF2AFB9EFF5BAEEA.taxon	materials_examined	Type: — PORTUGAL. Olhos d’Água Beach, Albufeira, 37.089 73 oN, 8.191 017 oW, 02 May 2007, Rui Seabra et Vitor Ramos (holotype PO-T 5172!, Metabolically inactive state (lyophilized) of the strain LEGE 07170). Habitat: Benthic. LEGE 07170 is marine from a wave-exposed tide puddle at Olhos d’Água Beach, Albufeira, Portugal (37.08973 oN, 8.191 017 oW). LEGE 191244 is from a tidal shallow rockpool (or rocky substratum) in the coast of Essaouira, Morocco (31.51253 ° N, 9.77297 ° W).	en	Morais, João, Hentschke, Guilherme Scotta, Oliveira, Flavio, Silva, Raquel, Leão, Pedro N., Sabour, Brahim, Vasconcelos, Vitor (2025): Description of Vacuolonema iberomarrocanum gen. et sp. nov. (Oculatellales, Cyanobacteria): a new marine cyanobacterial taxon from the Portuguese and Moroccan Atlantic coast. Phytotaxa 708 (2): 182-196, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.708.2.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.708.2.5
F012713EFFE6FFB4FF2AFB9EFF5BAEEA.taxon	etymology	Etymology: Vacuolo is derived from the Latin “ vacuus ” meaning “ empty ”. Refers to the genus’ distinctive feature, which are the vacuole-like structures at the cross-walls. Nema is from the Greek “ nēma, ” meaning “ thread ” or “ filament. ” Ibero refers to the Iberian Peninsula. “ marrocanum ” is derived from indicating the region where the species is found. The suffix “ anum ” is used to denote geographic origin and is neutral in gender. Reference strain: LEGE 07170	en	Morais, João, Hentschke, Guilherme Scotta, Oliveira, Flavio, Silva, Raquel, Leão, Pedro N., Sabour, Brahim, Vasconcelos, Vitor (2025): Description of Vacuolonema iberomarrocanum gen. et sp. nov. (Oculatellales, Cyanobacteria): a new marine cyanobacterial taxon from the Portuguese and Moroccan Atlantic coast. Phytotaxa 708 (2): 182-196, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.708.2.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.708.2.5
F012713EFFE6FFB4FF2AFB9EFF5BAEEA.taxon	materials_examined	Material analyzed: LEGE 07170 and LEGE 191244 GenBank accession numbers: 16 S rRNA and 16 S – 23 S ITS: KU 951854 (LEGE 07170), PQ 155757 (LEGE 191244)	en	Morais, João, Hentschke, Guilherme Scotta, Oliveira, Flavio, Silva, Raquel, Leão, Pedro N., Sabour, Brahim, Vasconcelos, Vitor (2025): Description of Vacuolonema iberomarrocanum gen. et sp. nov. (Oculatellales, Cyanobacteria): a new marine cyanobacterial taxon from the Portuguese and Moroccan Atlantic coast. Phytotaxa 708 (2): 182-196, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.708.2.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.708.2.5
