Six newly recorded species of epilithic cyanobacteria isolated in Korea
Author
Wang, Hye-Ryeung
Author
Song, Ji-Ho
Author
Lee, Nam-Ju
Author
Kim, Do-Hyun
Author
Lee, So-Won Kim and Ok-Min
omlee@kgu.ac.kr
text
Journal of Species Research
2024
13
1
10
31
journal article
10.12651/JSR.2024.13.1.010
2713-8615
13162278
Allocoleopsis franciscana
Moreira-Fernandes, Giraldo-Silva, D.Roush, and Garcia-Pichel, 2021
(
Fig. 2
)
Filaments fasciculated, heteropolar, blue green in color.
Sheaths colorless, firm and thin, commonly open at the end. Trichomes straight, slightly constricted at cross-walls. Cells isodiametric or longer than wide or occasionally slightly shorter than wide, 4.1-6.8 μm long, 4.6-5.4 μm wide. Apical cells rounded or rounded to conical. Hormogonia are separated by necridic cells.
Ecology.
This species was isolated in greenhouse soil and biocrusts (
Fernandes
et al.
, 2021
), and in this study from gravel submerged in freshwater.
Distribution.
San Francisco,
California
,
United States of America
(
Fernandes
et al.
, 2021
).
Site of collection.
Site 2.
Specimen locality:
ACKU679.