Nostoc simulans N.L.Gardner

  • Filed As

    Nostocaceae
    Nostoc simulans N.L.Gardner ( holotype )

  • Collector(s)

    J. N. F. Wille 1117, 14 Feb 1915 [14 Jan 1915?]

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Maricao, in cavities in the wall of a house.

  • Habitat

    In cavities in the wall of a house. In cavities in the wall of a house.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00953548

    Occurrence ID: 3c889f5f-b1fe-446f-8d1c-3e4a4ac9aaa8

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • Locality

    Maricao, in cavities in the wall of a house

  • Coordinates

    18.1724, -66.9437

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    11481.5

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located coordinates of geogr. center of Maricao. Measured from coord. to farthest extent of the region to find linear ext. (11470 m). Used MaNIS Georef. Calculator to find uncertainty (Bounded Area).

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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Nostoc simulans sp. nov.

Thallns of no definite shape, more or less confluent, soft and
gelatinous; trichomes moderately tortuous, constricted at the
dissepiments, 2.4-2.6 it diam., 1.5-2 times as long as the diameter;
heterocysts spherical, about 3 m diam., resting spores cylindrical
to ellipsoidal, 3.8-4.2 n diam., 6.8-7.5 m long, walls smooth,
hyaline.

Growing in cavities in the wall of a house in Maricao, no.
1117, type.

The species proposed here belongs to the section Humifusa
of Bornet and Flahault, as a close relative in all appearances to
N. humifusum Carmichael.

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