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Volume 59, Issue 1, July 2017

Articles

Chroococcidiopsis, a Cryptoendolithic Cyanobacterium from Larsemann Hills, East Antarctica

https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v59/2017/115982

Published 2017-12-01

  • Sudipta Kumar Das
    • ,
  • Devendra Singh

Sudipta Kumar Das
Central National Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India, Howrah, West Bengal – 711 103

Devendra Singh
Central National Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India, Howrah, West Bengal – 711 103

Abstract

Cryptoendolithic microbial communities represent a significant microecosystem in Antarctica. Lichens, fungi and algae are the integral components of this biome. In the present communication a cryptoendolithic cyanobacterium, Chroococcidiopsis is reported from the bed rock of Larsemann Hills, East Antarctica.

Keywords

Antarctica, Chroococcidiopsis, Cyanobacterium, Larsemann Hills.

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