TwoPeyssonneliaspecies (Peyssonneliaceae, Rhodophyta) from Puerto Rico includingPeyssonnelia flavescenssp. nov.

Periconia variicolor sp. nov., a new species from Puerto Rico.

Periconia variicolor was isolated from water of an evaporation pond used for salt production on the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico. On the basis of cultural and morphological characteristics and ITS sequence it is describe as a new species of Periconia.

Halogeometricum borinquense gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel halophilic archaeon from Puerto Rico.

A novel extremely halophilic archaeon was isolated from the solar salterns of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. The organism is very pleomorphic, motile and requires at least 8% (w/v) NaCl to grow. Polar lipid composition revealed the presence of a novel non-sulfate-containing glycolipid and the absence of the glycerol diether analogue of phosphatidylglycerosulfate. The G + C content of the DNA is 59 mol...

Puerto Rico

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