Chroococcus turgidus var. uniformis N.L.Gardner

• Region

  West Indies

• Country

  Puerto Rico

• Locality

  Coamo Springs, on damp rocks

• Coordinates

  18.0373, -66.3736

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  172.569

• Georeferencing Method

  Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located coordinates of geogr. center of Coamo Thermal Springs. Measured from coord. to farthest extent of the springs to find linear ext. (161 m). Used MaNIS Georef. Calculator to find uncertainty (Bounded Area).

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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Chroococcus turgidus uniformis var. nov.

Families of 4 up to 50 n diam. with tegument; single cells
with tegument 24-26 jj diam., without tegument 13-17 m diam.
(up to 25 m) in the colony, bright aeruginous; tegument homo-
geneous, hyaline, 7-10 [j thick.

Growing among other species of algae*on damp rocks, Coamo
Springs, no. 287 a, type.

The variety is especially to be distinguished from the spe-
. cies by the complete absence of lamination of the tegument and
by the larger size of the colonies.

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