Gloeocapsa compacta Kützing (1845: 24)

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 : 78

Gloeocapsa compacta Kützing (1845: 24) ( Figs. 8I – 9A )

Round, elliptical to irregular colonies, 7.3–168.8 µm diam., 2–4–8 celled, rarely more. Sheath firm in outer layer, diffluent in inner, brown to purple, conspicuous, rarely lamellate, smooth to slightly granulated. Cells spherical to hemispherical, 4.3–5.4 µm diam. Cell content homogenous to sparsely granulated, blue-green. Spores dark orange, solitary or in groups after released, 3.3–4.0 µm diam.

Habitat: —Tree bark and dry rocks.

Studied material: — BRAZIL. São Paulo: Cananéia, “Recanto do Mar” Inn, 25º 1’ 16” S, 47º 55’ 31” W, 30 June 2010, W.A. Gama-Jr. & C.F.S. Malone (SP 401447); Peruíbe, Ecological Station “Juréia-Itatins”, 24° 23.018’ S, 47° 4.847’ W, 17 August 2011, W.A. Gama-Jr., G.S. Hentschke, C.F.S. Malone & C.L. Sant’Anna (SP 427326) .

Figures

FIGURES 8A–8C. Nephrococcus shilinensis. General colony habit and detail of reniform cells (arrows). FIGURES 8D–8E. Pseudocapsa dubia. General colony habit with colonies showing brown sheaths (arrow). FIGURES 8F–8G. Pseudocapsa sp. General colony habit and cells in fan disposition, which is typical from Pseudocapsa (arrow). FIGURE 8H. Chondrocystis dermochroa.

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