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

?H Josephine E. Tilden. American Algae.
1Ì2, Chantransia pygmaea (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 calcareaf Lyngbya mar-
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. i ° 1895.
^BARIU^x
COLUMBIA' j
VÌÌ/VIV E R
02285161