Phylogenetic insights into the genus Scytonema Bornet et Flahault (Cyanobacteria): A 16 S rRNA gene review with the taxonomic assessment of S. schmidtii Gomont

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Hentschke, Guilherme Scotta, Sant’Anna, Célia Leite, Vasconcelos, Vitor (2025): Phylogenetic insights into the genus Scytonema Bornet et Flahault (Cyanobacteria): A 16 S rRNA gene review with the taxonomic assessment of S. schmidtii Gomont. Acta Botanica Brasilica (e 20240044) 39: 1-11, DOI: 10.1590/1677-941X-ABB-2024-0044, URL: doi.org/10.1590/1677-941x-abb-2024-0044 ABSTRACT This study aims to reevaluate the diversity of 16S rRNA gene sequences associated with Scytonema (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria).

For that, we first conducted a search for ‘ Scytonema ’ sequences available in GenBank (NCBI) and aligned the results with reference strains from other Nostocales genera. The alignment totalized 383 OTUs and 800 nucleotide positions analyzed. A FastTree phylogenetic analysis revealed that the ‘ Scytonema ’ sequences are distributed across 15 distinct clades in addition to the Scytonema sensu stricto clade.