J Syst Evol ›› 2001, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (3): 280-282.

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New taxa of Chroococcaceae from Yunnan, China

TIAN You-Ping, CHEN Jian-Qun, ZHANG Jie, LI Sheng-Feng, BAO Hao-Sheng   

  • Published:2001-05-10

Abstract: When studying aerial algae on the surface of carbonate rock in the Stone Forest, Shilin County, Yunnan Province, a new species in Nephrococcus and three new varieties in Asterocapsa of Chroococcaceae were found. Nephrococcus shilinensis Tian is the second species found in this genusup to now.

Key words: Chroococcaceae, Nephrococcus shilinensis Tian, Asterocapsa rubra var. crassa Tian, A. changbaishanensis var. rubra Tian, A. purpurea var. minor Tian, New taxa, Yunnan, China