Brasilonema sennae (Komárek)

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Brasilonema sennae (Komárek) C.L. Sant’Anna et J. Komárek in Sant’Anna et al. (2011: 57) ( Fig. 12D–H ).

Basonym: Camptylonemopsis sennae Komárek (2003) .

Filaments forming fascicles conical, erect and parallel. Sheath firm, 0.63–2.83 µm wide, 1 lamella or absent, hyaline to brown. Trichomes cylindrical, with false geminate branches rare, not constricted. Cell cylindrical to isodiametric, 6.04–11.67 µm wide, 9.2–21.6 µm long, ratio l/w = 1.37. Apical cell rounded. Cell content granulated, blue-green. Heterocyte isodiametric to short, 8.79–21.26 µm wide, 6.32–20.36 µm long, intercalary position. Necridia present. Near apical zone with numerous hormogonia with cells short, slight constricted.

Habitat: —Rocks inside the forest.

Studied material: — PEUFR 55776

Figures

FIGURE 12. A–C Brasilonema robert-lamyi; D–H Brasilonema sennae; I–L. Brasilonema terrestre; M–P. Brasilonema cf. sennae; Q–S. Brasilonema cf. terrestre; T–V. Brasilonema sp Scale: 25 μm (B; E; J; N); 10 μm (to the others).