Contribution
Cryptoendolithic cyanobacteria from calcite marble rock ridges, Taylor Valley, Antarctica
Büdel, Burkhard; Schulz, Bernhard; Reichenberger, Hans; Bicker, Fritz; Green, T. G. Allan
Algological Studies Volume 129 (2009), p. 61 - 69
publié: Sep 1, 2009
DOI: 10.1127/1864-1318/2009/0129-0061
ArtNo. ESP221012900004, Prix: 29.00 €
Abstract
We describe a cryptoendolithic community from a light, coarse grained calcite marble found on Nussbaum Riegel in the central Taylor Valley, Dry Valleys. The community lives 3-4 (5) mm underneath the rock surface and is by the unicellular genus Chroococcidiopsis (C. cf. thermalis), a genus that is well known from endolithic habitats all over the world. Low biomass and chlorophyll-a content indicate that this community is less well developed than others described from Antarctica.
Mots-clefs
antarctica • chroococcidiopsis • cyanobacteria • cryptoendolithic