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Monotypic taxon: Family "Prochloraceae" Lewin (1977), nom. inval. (alga)
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Concise hierarchy

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

Original position

Prochlorales (Order) Lewin (1977), nom. inval. Ref: R.A. Lewin, 1977b: 217.

Original entries

Prochloron (Genus) Lewin (1977), nom. inval. Ref: R.A. Lewin, 1977b: 217.

Current position

Chroococcales (Order) Ardissone (1887) Ref: O. Strunecký et al., 2023: tbl. 1; Strunecký et al., 2023: fig.; CyanoDB2[21 Feb 2026]; CyanoDB(29 Sep 2007).

Alternative positions

Prochlorales (Order) Lewin (1977), nom. inval. Ref: R.A. Lewin, 1977b: 217. [new taxon]
Synechococcales (Order) Hoffmann, Komárek & Kaštovský (2005), nom. inval. Ref: J. Komárek et al., 2014: App. 1 (p. 332).

Historical positions

Chroococcales (Order) Ardissone (1887) Ref: O. Strunecký et al., 2023: tbl. 1, fig.
Synechococcales (Order) Hoffmann, Komárek & Kaštovský (2005), nom. inval. Ref: J. Komárek et al., 2014: 304, App. 1 (p. 332), fig. 2.
Chroococcales (Order) Ardissone (1887) Ref: L. Hoffmann et al., 2005: 107, tbls. 2 (p. 108), 3 (p. 110).

Number of Subtaxa

1989-present Systema Naturae 2000 1g;1s
2004-present J. Komárek & T. Hauer: 3 Oct 2007 [1g]
2023 O. Strunecký et al.: tbl. 1 [1g]
2014 J. Komárek et al.: 304, App. 1 (p. 332) 2g
2005 L. Hoffmann et al.: tbl. 3 (p. 110) [1g]
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