Two Camptylonemopsis species (cyanoprokaryotes) from “Mata Atlantica” in coastal Brazil

Jiří Komárek 2 1

Affiliations

  1. Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Dukelská 145, CZ-379 01 Třeboň, Czech Republic
  2. University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Branišovská 31, CZ-370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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Abstract

Two new species of the genus Camptylonemopsis (Cyanoprokaryota, Cyanobacteria), namely C. epibryos spec. nova and C. sennae spec. nova, are described from the coastal tropical rainy forest “Mata Atlantica” in Brazil (state Săo Paulo). The diacritical features and the taxonomic position of the genus, particularly the comparison with the related genera Coleodesmium, Tolypothrix and Scytonema are discussed. The tabular review of the genus Camptylonemopsis is presented.

Keywords

Camptylonemopsis, Cyanobacteria, Cyanoprokaryota, tropical species, taxonomy, life cycle, distribution, Brazil

How to cite

Komárek J. (2003) Two Camptylonemopsis species (cyanoprokaryotes) from “Mata Atlantica” in coastal Brazil. – Preslia 75: 223–232