Cyanophyceae/Cyanobacteria in red mangrove forest at Mosquitos and Coqueiros estuaries, Säo Luís, State of Maranhäo, Brazil

This paper provides the results of a taxonomic survey of the Cyanophyceae/Cyanobacteria in a frenge red mangrove forest in the estuaries of Estreito dos Mosquitos and Coqueiros, Säo Luís, State of Maranhäo, Brazil. A total of 15 taxa were identified in 8 families, as follows: Synechoccaceae (2), Chroococcaceae (1), Hyellaceae (1), Xenococcaceae (1), Oscillatoriaceae (1), Scytonemataceae (2), Phormidiaceae (5) and Pseudanabaenaceae (2). The species listed in this paper are all new descriptions for Maranhäo, and one of them is a new ocurrence for Brazil.