CYANOPHYTA OF LAKES AND PONDS OF HOPE BAY, ANTARCTIC PENINSULA

This paper presents the results of the floristic inventory of the fres hwater Cyanophyceae found in plankton samples from nine lakes and pond s at Hope Bay (Antarctic Peninsula). Forty taxa were recorded, among w hich nine are new records for Antarctica. All the taxa are illustrated , and their distribution in Antarctica as well as the ecological chara cteristics of the sampling sites are given. The main morphological fea tures and the geographic distribution are also given for the new recor ds.