Gloeocapsa novacekii Komárek & Anagnostidis (1995: 19)

Jr, Watson Arantes Gama, Iv, Haywood Dail Laughinghouse & Sant’Anna, Célia Leite, 2014, How diverse are coccoid cyanobacteria? A case study of terrestrial habitats from the Atlantic Rainforest (São Paulo, Brazil), Phytotaxa 178 (2), pp. 61-97 : 81

Gloeocapsa novacekii Komárek & Anagnostidis (1995: 19) ( Figs. 9E–9G ).

Round colonies, rarely elongated, 9.6–174.4 µm diam. Sheath firm, hyaline to rosy or dark red, conspicuous, lamellate or non-lamellate, finely granulated. Cells spherical to slightly elongated, 2.7–5.2(6.4) µm diam. Cell content granulated, pale blue-green to blue-green. Spores elongated to irregular, dark red, roughly granulated, solitary or in pairs, 4.6–5.8 µm diam.

Habitat: —Dry and wet concrete walls.

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) ; 23º 20’ 10” S, 45º 8’ 44” W, 24 February 2010 W.A. Gama-Jr. (SP 401435) ; Cananéia, State Park of “ Ilha do Cardoso ” (Perequê) , 25º 4’ 8” S, 47º 55’ 12.24” W, 29 June 2010, W.A. Gama-Jr. & C.F.S. Malone (SP 401438) ; 25º 4’ 8” S, 47º 55’ 12.24” W, 29 June 2010, W.A. Gama- Jr. & C.F.S. Malone (SP 401440) ; Peruíbe, Ecological Station “Juréia-Itatins” , 24° 26.420’ S, 47° 4.588’ W, 15 August 2011, W.A. Gama-Jr., G.S. Hentschke, C.F.S. Malone & C.L. Sant’Anna (SP 427305) ; 24° 24.146’ S, 47° 3.648’ W, 15 August 2011, W.A. Gama-Jr., G.S. Hentschke, C.F.S. Malone & C.L. Sant’Anna (SP 427310) ; 24° 23.013’ S, 47° 4.836’ W, 17 August 2011, W.A. Gama-Jr., G.S. Hentschke, C.F.S. Malone & C.L. Sant’Anna (SP 427324) ; 24° 22.739’ S, 47° 4.719’ W, W.A. Gama-Jr., G.S. Hentschke, C.F.S. Malone & C.L. Sant’Anna (SP 427333) .

Figures

FIGURES 9A. Gloeocapsa compacta. Colony collected from a tree bark.