Stigonema mesentericum Geitler ...

• Main Author: Gupta, Pratibha
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2021
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Bacteria; Cyanobacteria; Cyanophyceae; Stigonematales; Stigonemataceae; Stigonema; Stigonema mesentericum; East Antarctica; Larsemann Hills; Broknes; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7819336; https://zenodo.org/record/7819336

Stigonema mesentericum Geitler Die Süsswasser-Flora Deutschlands, Österreichs und der Schweiz 184, f. 223 (Geitler 1925). Desikachary, Cyanophyta 607, t. 134, f. 5-7 (Desikachary 1959). DESCRIPTION. — Filament prostrate, dense with sometimes very short protuberant branches, coralloid like; sheath firm, transparent or yellow brown; trichome mostly with 2 - 4 or sometimes with many rows of cells, in older part of the filament cells with a special envelop; heterocysts intercalary (Fig. 8P). DIMENSION. — Cells 3.6-11.3 µm broad; heterocysts 5.0-6.0 µm broad. ENVIRONMENT & HABITAT. — Terrestrial species; moist rocks; temperature 4°C. ... : Published as part of Gupta, Pratibha, 2021, First report of diversity of Cyanobacteria of Broknes Peninsula of Larsemann Hills, East Antarctica, pp. 241-251 in Cryptogamie, Algologie 20 (15) on page 249, DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamie-algologie2021v42a15, http://zenodo.org/record/7819309 ...