Gloeothece interspersa 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
Cyanobacteriaceae
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Scientific Name
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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.
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Discussion
PLATE 3, FIGURE 28