Studies on algae and cyanobacteria in phytotelmata have been known since the beginning
of the last century, however only since the last 20 years have become more frequent …

The Caatinga domain is the largest and most diverse tropical semiarid ecoregion of South
America; however, little is known about the diversity of desmids it harbors, especially the …

In this chapter, we reviewed the main studies on freshwater ecosystems of the Atlantic
Forest, Brazil. We have firstly provided a list of the hydrographic basins that cross the Atlantic …

In the present study, we investigate the composition, morphological characteristics and
ecological aspects of Euastrum taxa associated with three species of aquatic macrophytes …

We describe five new taxa of Euastrum (E. abruptum var. chapadae, E. fissum var.
nordestinum, E. marimbusense, E. ornatiscrobiculatum and E. praemorsum var. foersteri) …

Inhabiting of bromeliad tanks by algae and other organisms is a very interesting
phenomenon. Although the conditions in these water tanks are challenging, the occurrence …

Here, we report some interesting periphytic desmids, collected in the Chapada Diamantina
region, Caatinga domain, northeastern Brazil. Overall, seven taxa were identified, including …

RESUMO (Protocolo de Preparação de Amostras de Desmídias (Desmidiaceae,
Zygnematophyceae) para Estudos Morfológicos por meio de Microscopia Eletrônica de …

We report here taxonomic novelties and interesting records of desmids, including new taxa,
rare species and new occurrences, collected at three areas (Piatã, Rio de Contas and …

Knowledge of algal and cyanobacterial diversity of phytotelmata remains poorly-known,
especially for bromeliads from different vegetation formations. We investigated the …