The distribution and three newly reported species of aerial algae at Mt. Gwanggyo, Korea

Abstract

This research includes the identification and cultivation of aerial algae from 33 sites located in Mt. Gwanggyo of Gyeonggi-do, Korea, from March 2011 to August 2012. The ecological factors of aerial algae were analyzed and a total of 29 taxa were identified in 4 phyla, 5 classes, 11 orders, 15 families, 19 genera, 28 species and 1 variety; 12 taxa of cyanophytes, 8 taxa of chrysophytes, and 9 taxa of chlorophytes were found. As for newly recorded cyanophytes of Korea, Komvophoron jovis, Microcoleus steenstrupii, and Nostoc edaphicum appeared. Komvophoron jovis, previously known to grow on rocks and boulders, appeared in soil. Microcoleus steenstrupii, reported to appear in desert soils, appeared on the wet surface of the soil after rain. Nostoc edaphicum, in symbiosis with fungi, appeared on tree bark as the lichen. Thus, there are a total of 99 reported taxa of Korean aerial algae, including 3 species that were discovered in this study.

Taxonomic Enumeration of Subaerial Cyanobacterial Flora of Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Odisha, India

“…A phase-contrast microscope and a digital camera were used to take microphotographs of each species (Olympus SC180). Morphological identification: By the following existing literature, the morphological traits of specimens of cyanobacterial species were identified and enumerated (Behera et al, 2020;Behera et al, 2021;Bhakta et al, 2015;Bhakta et al, 2014;Das and Adhikary, 2014;Dash et al, 2020;Dash et al, 2021;Desikachary, 1959;Hanna et al, 2022;Hindák, 1977;Jena et al, 2006;Khaybullina et al, 2010;Kim and Lee, 2014;Komárek, 2005;Komárek and Anagnostidis, 1999;Komárek et al, 1983;Komárek and Johansen, 2015;Komárek et al, 2011;Komárek et al, 2013;Komárková et al, 2010;Lopez-Bautista et al, 2007;Loza et al, 2013;Maharana et al, 2019;Mahendra Perumal and Anand, 2009;Nakano and Isagi, 1987;Škaloud, 2008, 2010;Pradhan et al, 2021a;Pradhan et al, 2021b;Stace et al 2005;Vijayan and Ray, 2015;West et al, 1912).…”