Gloeocapsa stegophila (Itzigsohn) Rabenhorst (1863: 72)

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Gloeocapsa stegophila (Itzigsohn) Rabenhorst (1863: 72) ( Fig. 8L ).

Basonym: Monocapsa stegophila Itzigsohn in Rabenhorst (1853: no. 263a).

Colonies round to elongated, 8.57–83.5 µm wide. Without sub-colonies or with 2–4 cells, 6.25–11.8 μm wide. Sheath firm, thin, conspicuous, non-lamellated, hyaline to orange. Cells sparsely arranged, spherical or ± rounded, 2.27–4.05 (4.18) µm wide. Individual envelopes firm, 0.59–0.78 µm wide, non-lamellate or slight lamellated, smooth or slightly granulated, hyaline to orange. Cell content granulated, blue-green. Without cells in resting stage.

Habitat:— Tree bark; inside the forest associated with Gloeocapsa compacta , Chlorogloea sp.1 , Gloeocapsa sp.1 and Hassallia byssoidea .

Studied material:— PEUFR 55787, PEUFR 55811

Figures

FIGURE 8. A–E. Asterocapsa divina—Different stages of the life cycle; F. Chondrocystis sp.; G. Chroococcus aff. heanogloios; H. Gloeocapsa compacta; I. Gloeocapsa nigrescens; J–K. Gloeocapsa novacekii—J. resting cells. L. Gloeocapsa stegophila; M. Gloeocapsa sp. 1; N. Gloeocapsa sp. 2; O–Q. Gloeocapsopsis dvorakii—O. familiares simplex stage; P. familiaris lamelosus stage; R. Gloeocapsopsis pleurocapsoides. Scale bar: 5 μm (A; B; J; R); 10 μm (to the others).