Tolypothrix rechingeri (Wille) Geitler 1925
- Dataset
- Morphometric Characterization And The First Taxonomic Synthesis Of Terrestrial Cyanobacteria From The Atlantic Forest In Northeastern Brazil
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Geitler, L. (1925) Synoptische darstellung der Cyanophyceen in morphologischer und systematischer Hinsicht. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 41 (Abt. 2): 163 - 294.
Classification
- kingdom
- Bacteria
- phylum
- Cyanobacteria
- class
- Cyanophyceae
- order
- Nostocales
- family
- Tolypothrichaceae
- genus
- Tolypothrix
- species
- Tolypothrix rechingeri
biology_ecology
Habitat: — Tree bark inside the forest; associated with Aphanothece sp.
description
Filaments entangled, 8.52 – 15.13 μm wide. Sheath firm, 0.89 – 2.96 μm wide, 2 – 3 lamellae, hyaline to yellowish-brown. Trichomes cylindrical, heteropolar, with tolypothricoid branches, slightly constricted. Apical cell rounded. Cells sub-quadratic to short, 7.79 – 12.82 μm wide, 3.94 – 8.51 μm long, ratio l / w = 0.55. Cell content granulated, blue-green. Heterocyte ellipsoid or semi-spherical, in basal or apical position, 6.21 – 12.8 μm wide, 2.33 – 10.29 μm long. Hormogonia 4 – 8 cells, constricted, with basal heterocyte or not.
materials_examined
Studied material: — PEUFR 55814
Name
- Synonyms
- Hassallia rechingeri Wille 1913
- Homonyms
- Tolypothrix rechingeri (Wille) Geitler 1925