Tolypothrix papyracea N.L.Gardner

• Region

  West Indies

• Country

  Puerto Rico

• Locality

  Manati.

• Coordinates

  18.4199, -66.4853

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  9211.57

• Georeferencing Method

  Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located coordinates of geogr. center of Manati. Measured from coord. to farthest extent of the municipality to find linear ext. (9200 m). Used MaNIS Georef. Calculator to find uncertainty (Bounded Area).

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

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Tolypothrix papyracea sp. nov.

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Filaments woven into a very firm, dense, thin stratum, rela-
tively short, 6-7 [x diam.; trichomes 3.6-4 p diam., of uniform
diameter throughout their entire length except 1-3 cells at the
apices, slightly attenuated, constricted at the dissepiments; cells
quadrate when in rapid division, 3-4 times as long as the diam-
eter in the mature parts of the trichome, bright aeruginous,
homogeneous, or with a few fine granules; cross-walls conspicu-
ous ; heterocysts sparse, cylindrical, diameter slightly greater
than the trichome; sheath thin, firm, smooth, hyaline; branches
erect.

Habitat and exact locality not given. Collected by Dr. Walter
C. Earle in the vicinity of Manati, Porto Rico.

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