Gloeocapsopsis dvorakii (Nováček) Komárek & Anagnostidis ex Komárek (1993: 24)

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Gloeocapsopsis dvorakii (Nováček) Komárek & Anagnostidis ex Komárek (1993: 24) ( Figs. 6L –7B).

Basionym: Gloeocapsa dvorakii Nováček (1929: 1) .

Sarcinoid, round to irregular colonies, 11.0–134.4 µm diam., sub-colonies present, overlapping. Sheath firm, orange to rusty red, conspicuous, slightly lamellate, smooth to finely granulated. Cells ellipsoid, hemispherical to polygonal, 3.5–9.2 µm diam. Cell content granulated, blue-green.

Habitat: —Dry rope and roof, and wet rocks.

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 401432) ; 23º 20’ 10” S, 45º 8’ 44” W, W.A. Gama-Jr. (SP 401433) ; 23º 20’ 10” S, 45º 8’ 44” W, 24 February 2010, W.A. Gama-Jr. (SP 401434) ; Cananéia, State Park of “Ilha do Cardoso” ( Perequê ), 25º 4’ 12” S, 47º 55’ 27” W, 26 June 2010, W.A. Gama-Jr. & C.F.S. Malone (SP 401436) .

Figures

FIGURES 6A–6D. Cyanostylon gelatinosus. 6C. Cells detail. 6D. Mucilage stalk detail. FIGURE 6E. Cyanostylon cf. gelatinosus. General colony habit with detail of mucilage stalks (arrows). FIGURES 6F–6G. Cyanostylon sp. 6G. Mucilage stalk detail (arrow). FIGURES 6H–6I. Endospora rubra. General colony habit with cell packets showing individual envelopes (arrows).