Chlorogloea cf. novacekii Komárek & Montejano (1994: 6)

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Chlorogloea cf. novacekii Komárek & Montejano (1994: 6) (Figs. 10D–10E).

Polarized, elongated colonies, 58.3–95.0 µm length. Sheath firm to diffluent, hyaline, conspicuous, non-lamellate, smooth. Cells spherical, 2.6–3.2 µm diam., to cylindrical 1.3–1.9 × 2.7–3.3 µm, arranged in rows. Cell content homogenous or 2–4 granules per cell, pale blue-green.

Habitat: —Wet rocks.

Notes: — Chlorogloea novacekii was described from a wet cave with a mean temperature lower than 20 °C ( Komárek & Montejano 1994), different than the environmental conditions found in the Atlantic Rainforest.

Studied material: — BRAZIL. São Paulo: São Luís do Paraitinga, State Park of “Serra do Mar” ( Santa Virgínia ), 23º 20’ 16” S, 45º 9’ 1” W, 22 February 2010, W.A. Gama-Jr. (SP 401418) .