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Microcystaceae  Elenkin
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1237375

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Bacteria  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
  Synonym(s): Merismopediaceae Elenkin
  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2024   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomBacteria Cavalier-Smith, 2002 – bactéries, bacteria, bacterias, bactérias  
    SubkingdomNegibacteria Cavalier-Smith, 2002  
       PhylumCyanobacteriota Oren, Mares & Rippka  
          ClassCyanophyceae Schaffner – cyanophytes, blue-green algae  
             OrderChroococcales Schaffner  
                FamilyMicrocystaceae Elenkin  
    Direct Children:  
                   Genus Altericista Averina, E. Polyakova, Senetskaya & Pinevich  
                   Genus Anacystis Meneghini  
                   Genus Aphanocapsa Nägeli  
                   Genus Aphanothece Nägeli  
                   Genus Asterocapsa H.-J. Chu  
                   Genus Chalicogloea M. Roldán, M. Hernández-Mariné & Komárek  
                   Genus Coccopedia O.V. Troitzkaja  
                   Genus Coelomoron H.F. Buell  
                   Genus Coelosphaeriopsis Lemmermann  
                   Genus Coelosphaerium Nägeli  
                   Genus Crocosphaera Zehr, Rachel A. Foster, Waterbury & E. Webb  
                   Genus Cyanoaggregatum V.R. Werner, Sant'Anna & M.T.P. Azevedo  
                   Genus Cyanocatena Hindák  
                   Genus Cyanocomperia Hindák  
                   Genus Cyanodorina W. Chen, G. Song & P. Ma  
                   Genus Cyanogranis Hindák  
                   Genus Cyanostylon Geitler  
                   Genus Cyanotetras Hindák  
                   Genus Dzensia Woronichin  
                   Genus Eucapsis Clements & Shantz  
                   Genus Gloeothece Nägeli  
                   Genus Hormothece C.-C. Jao  
                   Genus Mantellum Dangeard  
                   Genus Merismoarcus Hindák  
                   Genus Merismopedia Meyen  
                   Genus Microcystis Lemmermann  
                   Genus Pannus Hickel  
                   Genus Pilgeria Schmidle  
                   Genus Planktocyanocapsa Hindák  
                   Genus Polycystis (Kützing) Kützing  
                   Genus Pseudoncobyrsa Geitler  
                   Genus Radiocystis Skuja  
                   Genus Rippkaea J.R. Johansen & Mares  
                   Genus Siphonosphaera Hindák  
                   Genus Snowella Elenkin  
                   Genus Speleotes Panou & Gkelis  
                   Genus Synechocystis Sauvageau  
                   Genus Woronichinia A.A. Elenkin  
                   Genus Zehria J.R. Johansen & Mares  
       

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  Source: Cyanobacteria of the World (2024), database (version 2024)  
  Acquired: 2024   
  Notes: Update prepared for ITIS by Dail Laughinghouse, Forrest Leffler, and David Berthold (University of Florida); derived from CyanoSeq with additional reference to CyanoDB, Algaebase, and literature   
  Reference for: Microcystaceae   
       
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