Aphanocapsa cf. intertexta Gardner (1927: 4)

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 : 67

Aphanocapsa cf. intertexta Gardner (1927: 4) ( Figs. 3D–3E ).

Round to irregular colonies, 9.1–15.2 µm diam. Sheath gelatinous, hyaline, inconspicuous. Cells sparsely disposed, spherical, 1.4–2.2 µm diam. Cell content homogenous, pale blue-green.

Habitat: —Tree bark from inner forest.

Notes: —This morphotype is different from Aphanocapsa intertexta by having smaller cell dimensions and its habitat, since the present population was found on tree bark, while A. intertexta was described from rocks, among filamentous cyanobacteria.

Studied material: — BRAZIL. São Paulo: São Luís do Paraitinga, State Park of “Serra do Mar” ( Santa Virgínia ), 23º 20’ 35” S, 45º 8’ 17” W, 24 February 2010, W.A. Gama-Jr. (SP 401427) .

Figures

FIGURES 3A. Lemmermanniella terrestris. General colony habit, showing cells disposed in one layer only and detail of cell morphology. FIGURES 3B–3C. Aphanocapsa intertexta. General aspect of a colony without conspicuous mucilage and a conspicuous mucilage colony forming subcolonies (arrows).