Chlorogloea sp. 1

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 : 82-83

Chlorogloea sp. 1 (Figs. 10F–10G).

Polarized, elongated colonies, 27.0–83.0 µm length. Sheath firm to diffluent, hyaline, conspicuous, non-lamellate, smooth. Cells spherical to elongated, 1.7–2.6 µm diam., arranged in rows, without an individual envelopes. Cell content homogenous, pale blue-green.

Habitat: —Tree bark.

Notes: —The corticulous habitat, cell content color, cell dimensions, and the absence of individual cell envelopes are the diacritical features that distinguish this morphotype from other Chlorogloea Wille (1900: 5) species.

Studied material: — BRAZIL. São Paulo: São Luís do Paraitinga, State Park of “Serra do Mar” ( Santa Virgínia ), 23º 20’ 35” S, 45º 8’ 17” W, 24 February 2010, W.A. Gama-Jr. (SP 401427) .

FIGURES 10A–10B. Gloeocapsa sp. 1

FIGURE 10C. Gloeocapsa sp. 2 . General colony habit with cells with color sheath and also hyaline (arrow).

FIGURES 10D–10E. Chlorogloea cf. novacekii . General colony habit showing cells with individual envelopes (arrow). FIGURES 10F–10G. Chlorogloea sp. 1

FIGURES 10H–10I. Chlorogloea sp. 2