Leptolyngbya sieminskae sp. n. (Cyanobacteria) from Svalbard

• Published in: Polish Polar Research
• Main Authors: Richter, Dorota, Matuła, Jan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2013
• Subjects: Ecology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Svalbard; Svalbard Archipelago; Hornsund; Nordaustlandet; Polar Research; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/popore-2013-0009; http://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/popore/34/2/article-p151.xml; https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/popore.2013.34.issue-2/popore-2013-0009/popore-2013-0009.pdf

Abstract This paper describes in detail the phenotypic traits of the newly discovered Leptolyngbya sieminskae sp. n. (Cyanobacteria). The species was found at two islands of the Svalbard archipelago (Spitsbergen and Nordaustlandet) in habitats which differed in humidity, water sources and altitude. The research was conducted at two fjords: on the southern side of Spitsbergen - Hornsund (77ºN, 015ºE) and the north−west side of Nord− austlandet - Murchisonfjord (80ºN, 018ºE). Although Leptolyngbya sieminskae was found in different latitudes no significant morphological differences were found between the specimens from both sites. The only visible difference is in the thickness of filaments and sheaths.