Six new species of terrestrial algae from Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica

Six species are described and compared with related algae. All were isolated in culture from terrestrial habitats on Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica. They are: Botrydiopsis constricta sp. nov. (Mischococcales, Xanthophyceae), Heterothrix antarctica sp. nov. (Tribonematales, Xanthophyc...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:British Phycological Journal
Main Author: Broady, Paul A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Taylor and Francis 1976
Subjects:
South Orkney Islands
Signy Island
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/525635/
https://doi.org/10.1080/00071617600650451
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Summary:Six species are described and compared with related algae. All were isolated in culture from terrestrial habitats on Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica. They are: Botrydiopsis constricta sp. nov. (Mischococcales, Xanthophyceae), Heterothrix antarctica sp. nov. (Tribonematales, Xanthophyceae), Sphaerocystis oleifera sp. nov. (Chlorococcales, Chlorophyceae), Sphaerocystis signiensis sp. nov., Sphaerocystis bilobata sp. nov. and Fottea pyrenoidosa sp. nov. (Ulothricales, Chlorophyceae).

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