Gloeocapsa livida var. minor N.L.Gardner
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Authority
Gardner, Nathaniel L. 1927. New Myxophyceae from Porto Rico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 7: 1-144. pl. 1-23.
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Family
Microcystaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Families composed of 2 (rarely more) cells, more or less agglutinated into small groups, forming with other algae, a more or less continuous stratum; cells 3 µ diam. without the tegument, spherical, bright aeruginous, 7-8 µ diam. with tegument, homogeneous; tegument hyaline, homogeneous, the younger teguments more dense than the older.
Distribution and Ecology - Growing in close association with certain species of filamentous Myxophyceae on limestone near Hato Arriba, Arecibo, no. 1406 a, type, and no. 1397 a.
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Discussion
PLATE 2, FIGURE 23
The collection of Gloeocapsa mentioned above seems very close to G. Uvula (Carmich.) Kuetz., judging from the descriptions and illustrations of Kuetzing, Hassall, and Meneghini. In its present state of development the cells, in a large part, gravitate from each other after each division, but remain within the same colonial tegument. Generally they are to be found in groups of four. Certain other colonies may contain as many as sixteen cells before disintegration of their teguments. In the description of G. livida it is stated that the families contain "16-24 cells."