This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1111/JPY.13077 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved MISS LAURA BRENES-GUILLEN (Orcid ID : 0000-0002-7185-4084) Article type : Response Novel cyanobacterial diversity found in Costa Rican thermal springs associated to Rincon de la Vieja and Miravalles volcanoes: A polyphasic approach Laura Brenes-Guillén* Molecular and Biology Research Center, University of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica. Email:laura.brenesguillen@ucr.ac.cr Daniela Vidaurre-Barahona*, Molecular and Biology Research Center, University of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica. Email:daniela.vidaurre@ucr.ac.cr Saylen Morales*, Molecular and Biology Research Center, University of Costa Rica. Email: saylenm@gmail.com Marielos Mora-López, Molecular and Biology Research Center, University of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica. Email: mlopez98@yahoo.com Ana Sittenfeld and Molecular and Biology Research Center, University of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica. Email: sittenfeld53@gmail.com Lorío Uribe-Lorío* Accepted Article