1. Laboratory of Phycology, Department of Botany, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos – SP, Brazil
2. Post-graduate Program in Ecology and Natural Resources, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos - SP, Brazil
3. Evolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
4. Laboratory for Electron Microscopy, CRB, North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
5. Laboratory of Microbial Processes and Biodiversity, Department of Hydrobiology, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos – SP, Brazil