Gloeothece interspersa N.L.Gardner

  • Authority

    Gardner, Nathaniel L. 1927. New Myxophyceae from Porto Rico. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 7: 1-144. pl. 1-23.

  • Family

    Cyanobacteriaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Gloeothece interspersa N.L.Gardner

  • Description

    Species Description - Families more or less ellipsoidal, small, interspersed in the interstices of filamentous algae and fungi, composed of 2-4 or rarely 8 cells; families of 2 cells 13-15 p long, of 4 cells 16-18 µ long; single cell cylindrical, with rounded ends, 3.6-4 µ diam., 7-7.5 µ long without the tegument, pale aeruginous; tegument hyaline, relatively wide, lamellose.

    Distribution and Ecology - Growing on a wall by the Hotel Nava, Santurce, no. 54 a, type.

  • Discussion

    PLATE 3, FIGURE 28