Leptochaete tenella N.L.Gardner

  • Filed As

    Rivulariaceae
    Leptochaete tenella N.L.Gardner ( holotype )

  • Collector(s)

    J. N. F. Wille 1128, 12 Feb 1915 - 15 Feb 1915

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Near Maricao.

  • Habitat

    On stones in a stream. On stones.

  • Specimen Notes

    Type. Amphithrix janthina (Mont.) Born. & Flah., Determined by Francis Drouet and William A. Daily, May 1962.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00953530

    Occurrence ID: 2f20112f-79a5-4c97-af0f-19a56c5b03fb

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • Locality

    Near Maricao.

  • Coordinates

    18.1768, -66.9782

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

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Leptochaete tenella sp. nov.

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Filaments erect, closely crowded together, 80-150 n long, 1.5-
2.2 [j at the base, tapering very gradually toward the apex, form-
ing a very thin continuous stratum; trichomes 1-1.4 m diam. at
the base, tapering to an exceedingly narrow hair above; cells
quadrate or less; gonidia free at the base, mostly uniseriate.

Growing on stones in a stream near Maricao, no. 1128, type. ,

The plants mostly appear to be young in this species of
Leptochaete as represented by the specimens in the collection,
but seem unmistakably to be a distinct species.

17. Leptochaete tenella

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gonidia at the base.............................................................................. x 2,000

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