How diverse are coccoid cyanobacteria? A case study of terrestrial habitats from the Atlantic Rainforest (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

dc.contributor.authorGama, Watson Arantes, Jr.
dc.contributor.authorLaughinghouse, Haywood Dail
dc.contributor.authorSt Anna, Celia Leite
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-20T15:15:28Z
dc.date.available2015-04-20T15:15:28Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThe present study analyzed 267 samples of terrestrial habitats from different fragmented areas of the Atlantic Rainforest located in Sao Paulo State (southeastern Brazil), finding 61 taxa of coccoid cyanobacteria, 21 of which we were only capable of identifying at the generic level. The samples were examined using light microscopy and populations were morphometrically separated and taxonomically identified. Among the identified taxa, we propose the elevation of Chroococcus turgidus var. subviolaceus to Chroococcus subviolaceus comb. et stat. nov. Due to the high species richness found, we assume that the Atlantic Rainforest is a 'hotspot' of coccoid cyanobacterial diversity and should be better studied, in addition to other tropical ecosystems and terrestrial habitats, which have been shown to be suitable places for cyanobacterial diversity establishment.
dc.format.extent61–97
dc.identifier1179-3155
dc.identifier.citationGama, Watson Arantes, Jr., Laughinghouse, Haywood Dail, and St Anna, Celia Leite. 2014. "How diverse are coccoid cyanobacteria? A case study of terrestrial habitats from the Atlantic Rainforest (Sao Paulo, Brazil)." <em>Phytotaxa</em>, 178, (2) 61–97.
dc.identifier.issn1179-3155
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10088/25287
dc.publisherMagnolia Press
dc.relation.ispartofPhytotaxa 178 (2)
dc.titleHow diverse are coccoid cyanobacteria? A case study of terrestrial habitats from the Atlantic Rainforest (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
dc.typearticle
sro.description.unitNMNH
sro.description.unitNH-Botany
sro.identifier.itemID128781
sro.identifier.refworksID16725
sro.publicationPlaceAuckland; PO Box 41383, Auckland, ST Lukes 1030, New Zealand

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