THE CHRYSOPHYTE STOMATOCYST FLORA OF THE MOSS VEGETATION FROM STROMNESS BAY AREA, SOUTH GEORGIA

The chrysophyte stomatocyst flora from 36 moss samples from Stromness Bay area on the subantarctic island of South Georgia is decribed, usin g both light and scanning electron microscopy. A total of 46 morphotyp es were recorded. Thirty-four of them are newly described in this pape r, following the guidelines of the International Statospore Working Gr oup (ISWG). This is the first paper dealing with chrysophyte stomatocy sts from South Georgia.