Symploca symbiotica N.L.Gardner

  • Filed As

    Phormidiaceae
    Symploca symbiotica N.L.Gardner ( holotype )

  • Collector(s)

    J. N. F. Wille 2021 b, 24 Mar 1915

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. San Juan. San Juan Antiguo Barrio. San Cristobal, on wall of Fort.

  • Habitat

    On wall of Fort. On wall of Fort.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00953260

    Occurrence ID: c5d48a24-4e38-4931-85f0-a918d1030e6d

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • State/Province

    San Juan

  • County/Municipio

    San Juan Antiguo Barrio

  • Locality

    San Cristobal, on wall of Fort

  • Coordinates

    18.4674, -66.1112

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1561.57

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located coordinates of geogr. center of Castillo de San Cristobal. Measured from coord. to farthest extent of the fort to find linear ext. (1550 m). Used MaNIS Georef. Calculator to find uncertainty (Bounded Area).

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN

THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN

DARIUS OGDEN MILLS FUND

FRESH WATER ALGAE OF PORTO RICO
COLLECTED BY PROFESSOR N. WILLE
San Cristobal, San Juan March 2

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Symploca symbiotica sp. nov.
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Filaments forming dense spindle-shaped fascicles by grow-
ing into the gelatinous tegument of the host, extending its entire
length, and in many instances destroying it, moderately straight
and parallel, up to 200 associated in a fascicle; trichomes pale
aeruginous, tinged with yellow; neither constricted nor tapering
at the apices, 0.6-0.8 n diam.; cells 3-5 times as long as the diam-
eter, homogeneous; sheath very thin and hyaline; not discern-
ible when within the gelatinous tegument of the host.

Growing in association, for the most part within the sheath
of Microcoleus sociatus G. S. AVest, on a wall in Fort San Cris-
tobal, San Juan, no. 20,21 b, type.

This very diminutive and decidedly unique member of the
Myxopliyceae presents important difficulties to one in attempt-
ing to classify it. Its position within the tegument of Micro-
coleus may be the determining factor in causing it to resemble
Symploca in habit without having any real affinities with that
genus. No branching was observed.

93. Symploca symbiotica

Represented by the narrower lines surrounding
the wider lines in the center of the host.
Diagrammatic

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