PPT Slide
Thrives in diverse environments:
- on ancient Mayan buildings in Yucatan, Mexico
- in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica
- throughout the U.S. on limestone
Phototrophic Endolithic Biofilms
Common on damp rocks. Spherical cells in amorphous colonies of ᡪ cells. Sheath color variable - red, blue, violet, brown, yellow.
Reproduction - cell division and colony fragmentation.