Chroococcus aff. heanogloios Gardner (1927: 9)

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Chroococcus aff. heanogloios Gardner (1927: 9) ( Fig. 8G ).

Solitary cells or in pairs, epiphytic on filaments of Brasilonema sp. , hemispherical, 5.36–7.81 µm wide. Without individual envelope or rarely present, conspicuous, thin, hyaline. Cell content homogenous, blue-green.

Habitat: —Rock totally exposed to the sun epiphytic on Brasilonema sp.

Notes: —Morphotype has smaller cell dimensions than described by Gardner (1927).

Studied material: — PEUFR55771

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).