Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Bacillati - (Phylum) Cyanobacteria - (Class) Cyanophyceae - (Order) Chroococcales - (Family) Microcystaceae

Subsequent positions

Aphanothecaceae (Family) Komárek, J. Kaštovský, J. Mareš & J.R.Johans. (2014)

Ref: J. Komárek et al., 2014: App. 1 (p. 333).

Current position

Microcystaceae (Family) Elenkin (1933)

Ref: O. Strunecký et al., 2023: tbl. 1.

Alternative positions

Aphanothecaceae (Family) Komárek, J. Kaštovský, J. Mareš & J.R.Johans. (2014)	Ref: J. Komárek et al., 2014: App. 1 (p. 333). [new position]
Aphanothecoideae (Subfamily) Komárek & Anagn. (1986)	Ref: J. Komárek & S. Golubić, [2005]: App. 1 (p. 56); CyanoDB[21 Oct 2005].
Cyanobacteriaceae (Family) Hoffmann, Komárek & Kaštovský (2005), nom. inval.	Ref: L. Hoffmann et al., 2005: tbl. 3 (p. 110); CyanoDB(29 Sep 2007).
Synechococcaceae (Family) Komárek & Anagn. (1995)	Ref: L. Hoffmann et al., 2005: tbl. 3 (p. 110). [pro parte]

Historical positions

Microcystaceae (Family) Elenkin (1933)	Ref: O. Strunecký et al., 2023: tbl. 1.
Aphanothecaceae (Family) Komárek, J. Kaštovský, J. Mareš & J.R.Johans. (2014)	Ref: J. Komárek et al., 2014: App. 1 (p. 333). [new position]
Synechococcaceae (Family) Komárek & Anagn. (1995)	Ref: L. Hoffmann et al., 2005: tbls. 2 (p. 108), 3 (p. 110). [pro parte]
Cyanobacteriaceae (Family) Hoffmann, Komárek & Kaštovský (2005), nom. inval.	Ref: L. Hoffmann et al., 2005: tbl. 3 (p. 110).
Aphanothecoideae (Subfamily) Komárek & Anagn. (1986)	Ref: J. Komárek & S. Golubić, [2005]: App. 1 (p. 56).
Chroococcacean (Subgroup)	Ref: R.Y. Stanier & G. Cohen-Bazire, 1977

Number of Subtaxa

2026	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	67s;1v
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000	>80s
2004-present	J. Komárek & T. Hauer: 4 Oct 2007	>80s