Dermocarpella (Cyanoprokaryota Cyanophyceae Cyanobacteria) from the Pacific coast of Mexico

Abstract

An account of the intricate history of the taxonomy and nomenclature of the genus Dermocarpella (Cyanobaeteria / Cyanophyceae / Cyanoprokaryota) is provided. Detailed observations at the population level have allowed the detection of different stages of the life cycle of two species of this genus and have helped to solve some of the uncertainties in the validation of this genus. The species described are D. gardneri as a new name for Dermocarpa hemisphaerica Setchell et Gardner and Dermocarpella stellata sp. nov. An identification key and a comparative table of the diagnostic features of the species of the genus are included. (C) 2000 Adac/Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.