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Microcystaceae
Elenkin 1933
(prokaryote)
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Entity:
Chroococcales (Order)
..Chroobacter (Genus)
..Chroococcaceae (Family)
..Dermocarpaceae (Family)
..Entophysalidaceae (Family)
..Geminocystaceae (Family)
..Gomphosphaeriaceae (Family)
..Halothecaceae (Family)
..Hydrococcaceae (Family)
..†Lermontovaephycaceae (Family)
..Leuconemataceae (Family)
..Pleuronema (Candidatus)
..Pseudochroococcus (Genus)
..Skujapeltaceae (Family)
..Stichosiphonaceae (Family)
..†Vesiculariaceae (Family)
..Waterburya (Genus)
..Microcystaceae (Family)
....Altericista (Genus)
....Anacystis (Genus)
....Aphanocapsa (Genus)
....Aphanothece (Genus)
....Aplococcus (Genus)
....Asterocapsa (Genus)
....Bichatia (Genus)
....Cagniardia (Genus)
....Chalicogloea (Genus)
....Coccopedia (Genus)
....Coelomoron (Genus)
....Coelosphaeriopsis (Genus)
....Coelosphaerium (Genus)
....Crocosphaera (Genus)
....Cyanoaggregatum (Genus)
....Cyanocatena (Genus)
....Cyanocomperia (Genus)
....Cyanodorina (Genus)
....Cyanogranis (Genus)
....Cyanonephron (Genus)
....Cyanostylon (Genus)
....Cyanotetras (Genus)
....Dzensia (Genus)
....Eucapsis (Genus)
....Eucapsopsis (Genus)
....Globuloella (Genus)
....Gloeothece (Genus)
....Gonidium (Genus)
....Hormothece (Genus)
....Mantellum (Genus)
....Merismopedia (Genus)
....Microcystis (Genus)
....Microhaloa (Genus)
....†Palaeomicrocystis (Genus)
....Pannus (Genus)
....Pilgeria (Genus)
....Planktocyanocapsa (Genus)
....Prochloron (Genus)
....Pseudoholopedia (Genus)
....Pseudoncobyrsa (Genus)
....Radiocystis (Genus)
....†Rhyniococcus (Genus)
....Rippkaea (Genus)
....Rubidibacter (Genus)
....Siphonosphaera (Genus)
....Snowella (Genus)
....Sorospora (Genus)
....Spelaeotes (Genus)
....Sphaerocavum (Genus)
....Sphinctosiphon (Genus)
....Synechocystis (Genus)
....Thaumaleocystis (Genus)
....†Uranovia (Genus)
....Woronichinia (Genus)
....Zehria (Genus)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
Elenkin, 1933, nom. prok. post.
Attributes
Prokaryotic name, by subsequent use (: nom. prok. post.) [ICNB/ICNP]
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present. LPSN
: [9 Jan 2026].
[implicit]
Prokaryotic name (: nom. prok.) [ICNB/ICNP]
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present. LPSN
: [9 Jan 2026].
Validly published name under the IC[B]N [ICNP, 2022: Gen. Consid. 5, Rule 30 (Cyanobacteria; >2020)]
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present. LPSN
: [9 Jan 2026].
Variants
Name in original code of nomenclature
:
Microcystaceae
(Family)
Elenkin (1933)
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [9 Jan 2026].
Name in alternative code of nomenclature
:
Microcystaceae
(Family)
Elenkin (1933)
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [9 Jan 2026].
Synonyms
Including
:
Aphanothecaceae
(Family)
Komárek, J. Kaštovský, J. Mareš & J.R.Johans. (2014)
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [4 Mar 2026] ("heterotypic").
Including
:
Coelosphaeriaceae
(Family)
Elenkin (1933)
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [5 Mar 2026] ("heterotypic").
Including
:
Merismopediaceae
(Family)
Elenkin (1933)
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [21 Feb 2026] ("heterotypic").
Including
:
Prochloraceae
(Family)
Lewin (1977), nom. inval.
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [12 Jan 2026].
Including
:
Prochloraceae
(Family)
(
ex
Lewin 1977) Florenzano
et al.
1986 nom. inval.
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [12 Jan 2026].
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