Studia botanica hungarica

Author(s): T-Krasznai, E.
Title: Through the streets of Körmend with magnifying glass in hand, always stopping at a patch of greenish colour
Year: 2025
Volume: 56
Pages: 57-66.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17110/StudBot.2025.56.1.57

Abstract: A total of 15 taxa of eukaryotic algae and cyanobacteria were identified on different surfaces in various artificial environments in the town of Körmend, W Hungary. The lowest possible taxonomic level was used to identify the organisms. The most common taxon was Apatococcus lobatus, which occurred in 6 out of 9 sampling sites. Gloeocapsa novacekii, Gloeocapsopsis dvorakii, and Hassallia byssoidea, which have rarely been mentioned in Hungary, were also common in Körmend. The green basal part of the Körmend Millennium Monument was found to be the most diverse habitat with 8 taxa. Research on terrestrial algae is important from both a scientific and a conservation standpoint, especially given the ongoing global biodiversity crisis. Contributing with new data to the knowledge on microbial diversity would help to better understand and protect terrestrial microbial communities.
Keywords: artificial surfaces, Gloeocapsa, terrestris algae, Apatococcus, statue
Subject: biology, botany

Journal: Studia botanica hungarica
Journal abbreviation: Studia bot. hung.
ISSN: 0301-7001
Publisher: Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest
Editor(s): Papp, B., Buczkó, K., B-Béres, V. & Stenger-Kovács, Cs.