First record of a cyanobacterium Petalonema alatum (Borzì ex Bornet & Flahault) Correns (Cyanobacteria, Scytonemataceae) in Africa

Petalonema alatum (Borzì ex Bornet & Flahault) Correns is a nitrogen fixing, subaerial cyanobacterium characterized by a blue-green trichome surrounded by a very broad, lamellated mucous sheath. It typically grows on dripping limestone rocks in temperate regions, but it ha...

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Main Authors: Louis Maree, Sanet Janse van Vuuren, Anatoliy Levanets, Jonathan Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2018-10-01
Series:Check List
Online Access:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/27311/download/pdf/