Laspinema thermale Heidari and Hauer, 2018

Song, Ji-Ho, Kim, Do-Hyun, Lee, Nam-Ju, Kim, So-Won & Lee, Hye-Ryeung Wang and Ok-Min, 2022, Four newly recorded species of planktonic cyanobacteria (Oscillatoriales, Cyanobacteria) in Korea, Journal of Species Research 11 (4), pp. 321-329 : 324

Laspinema thermale Heidari and Hauer, 2018 ( Fig. 1 )

Filaments straight, blue-green or olive green in color. Trichomes cylindrical, unbranched, motile, slightly constricted at the cross-walls. Apical cells longer than other vegetative cells, conical and rounded at the apex, curved or straight, without calyptra. Cells 1.29-2.28 μm long, 3.88-4.75 μm wide.

Ecology. This species appeared in thermal springs ( Heidari et al., 2018) and was isolated from freshwater in this study.

Distribution. Iran ( Heidari et al., 2018).

Site of collection. 483-1, Daeheung-ri, Seonjang-myeon, Asan-si , Chungcheongnam-do (37°01′07.5″N, 127°55′ 11.4″E) .

Date of collection. May 25, 2020.

Specimen deposit No. FBCC-A1475.

Figures

Fig. 1. Microscopic photographs of Laspinema thermale FBCC-A1475. (A, B) Arrangement of filament in the colony, (C-H) Apical cell of trichomes, (E) Necridic cell. Scale bars (A, B) 20μm, (C-H) 10 μm.