A new species of Navicella from Costa Rica

Abdulkadir E. Elshafie*, André Aptroot, Saif N. Al-Bahry, Abdulaziz Y. Al-Kindi

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Abstract

Navicella costaricensis sp. nov., isolated from plant debris in the rain forest of Costa Rica, is described and illustrated. The species is characterized by cylindrical ostioles and dark brown, long-ellipsoid, distoseptate ascospores with hyaline end cells that are separated by dark septa from the other cells. The ascospores have lenticular lumina.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)19-22
Number of pages4
JournalSydowia
Volume57
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - Jun 30 2005

Keywords

  • Costa Rica
  • Culture
  • Navicella
  • Plant debris
  • Rain forest

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Plant Science

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