Chantransia pygmaea Kütz.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Minnesota

• County/Municipio

  Hennepin Co.

• City/Township

  Minneapolis

• Locality

  forming a calcareous crust on sides of old tank and on twigs, in the water

• Coordinates

  44.98, -93.2638

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  11946

• Georeferencing Method

  GEOLocate Web Application. Used the GEOLocate Web Application to georeference to the city center.

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Josephine E. Tilden. American Algae.
112. Chantransia pygrnaea (Kg. ) Sirdt. Les Batrachospermes. 244,
245. 1884.
Stratum very thin, when dry forming- a violet colored calcareous crust;
filaments straight; branches erect, sometimes appressed to stem, ends
of branches somewhat attenuate; articulations 11—12 mik. in diame-
ter, 24 mik. in length; sporule-bearing branches short, in upper por-
tion of plant; sporules in general 2 or 3 upon a branch.
Together with Chaetophora calcarea, Dichothrix calcarea, Lyngbya rrtar-
tensiana var. calcarea, and L. nana, forming the calcareous crust on
sides of old tank and on twigs, in the water.
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
J. E. T. 1 O 1895.
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