WoRMS taxon details
original description
Komárek, J.; Nedbalová, L. & Hauer, T. (2012). Phylogenetic position and taxonomy of three heterocytous cyanobacteria dominating the littoral of deglaciated lakes, James Ross Island, Antarctica. <em>Polar Biology.</em> 35(5): 759-774., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-011-1123-x [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2024). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
Unverified
Ecology Hassallia antarctica grows in similar localities as H. andreassenii; however, their preferences of microhabitat are different. In contrast to the epilithic growth of Calothrix elsteri and H. andreassenii, H. antarctica was found in stone crevices, being only loosely attached to the substrate. It has also a wider distribution in coastal Antarctica and wider ecological plasticity. It develops in water between stony blocks in the littoral of lakes and occurs also in localities in seepages (in water among stones) or on dripping rocks (localities—James Ross Island: among littoral stones in both Green Lakes I and II, seepages near Lachman Lake, littoral of Monolith Lake; King George Island: wet rocks in SW shore of Maxwell Bay). [details]
Type locality Green Lake I, James Ross Island, Weddell Sea. [details]
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