Check List 13(5): 403-410, doi: 10.15560/13.5.403
Algae in phytotelmata from Caatinga: first record of the genus Rhopalosolen Fott (Chlorophyta) for Brazil
expand article infoGeraldo José Peixoto Ramos‡, Carlos Eduardo de Mattos Bicudo§, Carlos Wallace do Nascimento Moura|
‡ Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, Argentina§ Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo, Brazil| Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, Brazil

Corresponding author: Geraldo José Peixoto Ramos ( geraldojpr@gmail.com )

Academic editor: Luciane Fontana da Silva
© 2017 Geraldo José Peixoto Ramos, Carlos Eduardo de Mattos Bicudo, Carlos Wallace do Nascimento Moura.
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Citation: Ramos GJP, Mattos Bicudo CE, Nascimento Moura CW (2017) Algae in phytotelmata from Caatinga: first record of the genus Rhopalosolen Fott (Chlorophyta) for Brazil. Check List 13(5): 403-410. https://doi.org/10.15560/13.5.403
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Abstract
The first record of the genus Rhopalosolen Fott (Chlorophyta) for Brazil is presented here. Taxonomic studies on phytotelm algae are, in general, scarce, but especially are so in semi-arid regions such as the Caatinga. Here, we sampled 60 bromeliads in the Itaberaba’s municipality, Bahia state, and we identified Rhopalosolen cylindricus, a green algae species not previously recorded for Brazil. Additionally, our data provide an expansion on the known distribution of the species and their morphological and reproductive aspects as well as microhabitat conditions and frequency of occurrence.
Keywords
Bahia; bromeliads; drought; microcosms; Trebouxiophyceae