Aphanocapsa sp.

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 : 67

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.178.2.1
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scientific name	Aphanocapsa sp.
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Aphanocapsa sp. ( Figs. 3F–3G View FIGURES 3 ).

Round colonies, 33.0–82.1 µm diam. Sheath gelatinous, hyaline, inconspicuous to slightly conspicuous. Cells sparsely disposed, spherical, 3.0–3.6 µm diam. Cell content homogenous, pale brown.

Habitat: —Tree bark.

Notes: —This population was found among bryophytes and is distinct from other Aphanocapsa Nägeli (1849: 52) species mainly by the corticolous habitat and cell content color.

Studied material: — BRAZIL. São Paulo: Peruíbe, Ecological Station “Juréia-Itatins”, 24° 23.842’ S, 47° 7.252’ W, 17 August 2011, W.A. Gama-Jr., G.S. Hentschke, C.F.S. Malone & C.L. Sant’Anna (SP 427328) GoogleMaps .