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Taxon: Family Microcystaceae Elenkin 1933 (prokaryote)
Classification by:

Natura - nature
   actualia - actual entities
     Mundus Plinius - physical world
       naturalia - natural bodies
         Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
           Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 2024
             Kingdom Bacillati (Gibbons and Murray 1978) Oren and Göker 2024
               Phylum Cyanobacteriota Oren et al. 2022
                 Class Chroococcophyceae Hollerbach et al. 1953
                   Order Chroococcales corrig. Ardissone 1887
                     Family Microcystaceae Elenkin 1933, sedis mutabilis
                       01 Genus †Palaeomicrocystis Korde 1955
                       02 Genus †Rhyniococcus Edwards and Lyon 1983
                       03 Genus †Uranovia Korde 1958
                       04 Genus Altericista Averina et al. 2021
                       05 Genus Anacystis Meneghini 1837
                       06 Genus Aphanocapsa Nägeli 1849
                       07 Genus Aphanothece Nägeli 1849 nom. cons.
                       08 Genus Aplococcus Roze 1896
                       09 Genus Asterocapsa Chu 1952
                       10 Genus Bichatia Turpin 1828
                       11 Genus Cagniardia Trevisan 1848
                       12 Genus Chalicogloea Roldán et al. 2013
                       13 Genus Coccopedia Troitzkaja 1922
                       14 Genus Coelomoron Buell 1938
                       15 Genus Coelosphaeriopsis Lemmermann 1899
                       16 Genus Coelosphaerium Nägeli 1849
                       17 Genus Crocosphaera Zehr et al. 2019
                       18 Genus Cyanoaggregatum Werner et al. 2008
                       19 Genus Cyanocatena Hindák 1975
                       20 Genus Cyanocomperia Hindák 2001
                       21 Genus Cyanodorina Chen et al. 2023
                       22 Genus Cyanogranis Hindák 1982
                       23 Genus Cyanonephron Hickel 1985
                       24 Genus Cyanostylon Geitler 1928
                       25 Genus Cyanotetras Hindák 1988
                       26 Genus Dzensia Woronichin 1929
                       27 Genus Eucapsis Clements and Shantz 1909
                       28 Genus Eucapsopsis de Oliveira et al. 2024
                       29 Genus Globuloella Korde 1958
                       30 Genus Gloeothece Nägeli 1849 nom. cons.
                       31 Genus Gonidium Ehrenberg ex Meneghini 1840
                       32 Genus Hormothece Jao 1944
                       33 Genus Mantellum Dangeard 1949
                       35 Genus Merismopedia Meyen 1839
                       36 Genus Microcystis Kützing ex Lemmermann 1907 nom. cons.
                       36.0 Genus "Microhaloa" (sic) Kützing 1843 nom. inval.
                       37 Genus Pannus Hickel 1991
                       38 Genus Pilgeria Schmidle 1901
                       39 Genus Planktocyanocapsa Hindák 2002
                       40 Genus Prochloron Lewin ex Hoffmann and Greuter 1993 [monotypic]
                       41 Genus Pseudoholopedia (Ryppowa 1925) Elenkin 1935
                       42 Genus Pseudoncobyrsa Geitler 1925
                       43 Genus Radiocystis Skuja 1948
                       44 Genus Rippkaea Johansen and Mareš 2019
                       45 Genus Rubidibacter Choi et al. 2008 [monotypic]
                       46 Genus Siphonosphaera Hindák 1988
                       47 Genus Snowella Elenkin 1938
                       48 Genus Sorospora Hassall 1845
                       49 Genus Spelaeotes corrig. Panou and Gkelis 2022
                       50 Genus Sphaerocavum Azevedo and Sant'Anna 2003
                       51 Genus Sphinctosiphon West 1907
                       52 Genus Synechocystis Sauvageau 1893
                       53 Genus Thaumaleocystis Trevisan 1848
                       54 Genus Woronichinia Elenkin 1933
                       55 Genus Zehria Johansen and Mareš 2019

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