Lyngbya intermedia 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

    Oscillatoriaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Lyngbya intermedia N.L.Gardner

  • Description

    Species Description - Filaments lon,g and more or less arcuate, 20-22 µ diam.; trichomes 17-20 µ diam.; cells 4.5-5.5 µ long, congested with granules away from the cross-walls, 1-2 apical cells attenuated, slightly thickened, or capitate; sheath hyaline, firm, smooth, not lamellose.

    Distribution and Ecology - Growing in a pool among numerous other algae about four kilometers north of Mayagiiez, no. 1316 b, type.

  • Discussion

    PLATE 9, FIGURE 82