Nephrococcus shilinensis Tian

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 : 77-78

Nephrococcus shilinensis Tian in Tian et al. (2001: 280) ( Figs. 8A–8C ).

Sarcinoid, round to elongated colonies to irregular, 25.4–340.0 µm diam., sub-colonies present, 2–4–8–16 celled, overlapping. Sheath firm, orange to red, more intense in inner layers, conspicuous, lamellate, finely granulated. Cells reniform to ellipsoid, (3.3)8.1–10.4(15.5) µm diam. Cell content finely granulated, blue-green to olive green.

Habitat: —Wet rocks.

Studied material: — BRAZIL. São Paulo: São Luís do Paraitinga, State Park of “Serra do Mar” ( Santa Virgínia ), 23º 20’ 16” S, 45º 9’ 1” W, 22 February 2010, W.A. Gama-Jr. (SP 401418) .

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.