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Pleurocapsaceae Geitler, 1925

101171  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:101171)

  1. Biota
  2. Bacteria (Kingdom)
  3. Cyanobacteria (Phylum)
  4. Cyanophyceae (Class)
  5. Pleurocapsales (Order)
  6. Pleurocapsaceae (Family)
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Pascherinemataceae · unaccepted
Scopulonemataceae · unaccepted

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  1. Genus Blainiella P. K. Maithy, R. Babu, G. Kumar & V.K. Mathur, 1994 †
  2. Genus Chamaecalyx Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1986
    1. Species Chamaecalyx algarvensis (Ardré) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    2. Species Chamaecalyx calyculatus M. Gold-Morgan, G. Montejano & J. Komárek, 1996
    3. Species Chamaecalyx chamaesiphonoides (Geitler) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1986
    4. Species Chamaecalyx clavatus (Setchell & Gardner) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1986
    5. Species Chamaecalyx fucicola (Saunders) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1986
    6. Species Chamaecalyx incrassatus (Lemmermann) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1986
    7. Species Chamaecalyx leibleiniae (Reinsch) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1986
    8. Species Chamaecalyx papuanus L. Hoffmann, 1992
    9. Species Chamaecalyx pedicellatus (J. Feldmann & G. Feldmann) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1986
    10. Species Chamaecalyx suffultus (Setchell & Gardner) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1986
    11. Species Chamaecalyx swirenkoi (Sirsov) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1986
    12. Species Chamaecalyx flahaultii (Sauvageau) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1986 accepted as Cyanocystis flahaultii (Sauvageau) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
  3. Genus Chroococcidium L. Geitler, 1933
    1. Species Chroococcidium gelatinosum Geitler, 1933
  4. Genus Chroococcopsis L. Geitler, 1925
    1. Species Chroococcopsis amethystea (Rosenvinge) Geitler, 1925
    2. Species Chroococcopsis chroococcoides (Fritsch) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    3. Species Chroococcopsis epiphytica Geitler, 1980
    4. Species Chroococcopsis fluviatilis (Lagerheim) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    5. Species Chroococcopsis gigantea Geitler, 1925
    6. Species Chroococcopsis gelatinosa (Geitler) Bourrelly, 1970 accepted as Chroococcidium gelatinosum Geitler, 1933
  5. Genus Cyanoderma Weber-van Bosse, 1887
    1. Species Cyanoderma choloepodis Weber-van Bosse
    2. Species Cyanoderma laminariae (Setchell & Gardner) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    3. Species Cyanoderma lineare (Setchell & Gardner) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    4. Species Cyanoderma pilicola (D.E. Wujek & P. Timpano) M.J. Wynne, 1994
    5. Species Cyanoderma subimmersum (Setchell & Gardner) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    6. Species Cyanoderma bradypodis (Kuhn) Weber-van Bosse, 1887 accepted as
  6. Genus Cyanosaccus Lukas & Golubić, 1981
    1. Species Cyanosaccus aegaeus Anagnostidis & Pantazidou
    2. Species Cyanosaccus aegeus Anagnostidis & Pantazidou, 1985
    3. Species Cyanosaccus atticus K. Anagnostidis & A. Pantazidou, 1988
    4. Species Cyanosaccus piriformis Lukas & Golubic, 1981
  7. Genus Eohyella Y. Zhang & S. Golubic, 1987 †
  8. Genus Eopleurocapsa Liu, 1982 †
  9. Genus Ercegovicia De Toni, 1936
    1. Species Ercegovicia littoralis (Ercegovic) G. De Toni, 1936
  10. Genus Hydropodocapsa E.A. Molinari-Novoa & M.D. Guiry, 2021
  11. Genus Hyella Bornet & Flahault, 1888
    1. Species Hyella arbuscula Al-Thukair, 1992
    2. Species Hyella balani Lehmann, 1903
    3. Species Hyella caespitosa Bornet & Flahault, 1888
    4. Species Hyella conferta Al-Thukair & Golubic, 1991
    5. Species Hyella dalmatica Ercegovic, 1932
    6. Species Hyella dilseae (Feldmann) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    7. Species Hyella endophytica Börgesen, 1903
    8. Species Hyella fontana Huber & Jadin, 1892
    9. Species Hyella gigas Lukas & Golubic, 1983
    10. Species Hyella immanis Al-Thukair & Golubic, 1992
    11. Species Hyella inconstans Al-Thukair & Golubic, 1991
    12. Species Hyella intermedia Varma & Mitra, 1966
    13. Species Hyella jurana Chodat, 1898
    14. Species Hyella kalligrammos Anagnostidis & Pantazidou, 1988
    15. Species Hyella littorinae Setchell & N.L. Gardner, 1918
    16. Species Hyella maxima (Geitler) Anagnostidis & Pantazidou, 1988
    17. Species Hyella palawaniae I. Umezaki
    18. Species Hyella purpurea C.-C. Jao, 1948
    19. Species Hyella pyxis Lukas & Hoffman, 1984
    20. Species Hyella racemus Al-Thukair, Golubic & Rosen, 1994
    21. Species Hyella reptans Al-Thukair & Golubic, 1991
    22. Species Hyella salutans Al-Thukair & Golubic, 1991
    23. Species Hyella seriata (Hollenberg) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    24. Species Hyella simplex Chu & Hua, 1982
    25. Species Hyella stella Al-Thukair & Golubic, 1991
    26. Species Hyella terrestris Chodat, 1921
    27. Species Hyella vacans M. Gektidis & S. Golubic, 1996
    28. Species Hyella voluticola Chodat, 1897
    29. Species Hyella infestans Howe, 1914 accepted as Myxohyella infestans (Howe) Geitler, 1925
    30. Species Hyella linearis Setchell & Gardner, 1918 accepted as Cyanoderma lineare (Setchell & Gardner) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    31. Species Hyella socialis Setchell & N.L. Gardner, 1918 accepted as Myxohyella socialis (Setchell & N.L. Gardner) Geitler, 1925
    32. Species Hyella tenuior Ercegovic, 1932 accepted as Hyella caespitosa Bornet & Flahault, 1888
  12. Genus Myxosarcina Printz, 1921
    1. Species Myxosarcina amethystina Copeland, 1936
    2. Species Myxosarcina cloacarum Saxena et al., 1971
    3. Species Myxosarcina concinna Printz, 1921
    4. Species Myxosarcina decolorata (Varma & Mitra) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    5. Species Myxosarcina gloeocapsoides (Setchell & Gardner) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    6. Species Myxosarcina minuta Vogl, 1955
    7. Species Myxosarcina nizamii P. Srivastava
    8. Species Myxosarcina rubra (Gardner) Bourrelly, 1970
    9. Species Myxosarcina salina Frémy, 1941
    10. Species Myxosarcina tatrica (Starmach) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    11. Species Myxosarcina thermalis J.M.P. Thomas & E.A. Gonzalves, 1965
    12. Species Myxosarcina burmensis Skuja, 1949 accepted as Cyanosarcina burmensis (Skuja) Kovácik, 1988
    13. Species Myxosarcina chroococcoides Geitler, 1927 accepted as Cyanosarcina chroococcoides (Geitler) Kovácik, 1988
    14. Species Myxosarcina gelatinosa Emoto & Yoneda, 1941 accepted as Cyanosarcina gelatinosa (Emoto & Yoneda) Kovácik, 1998
    15. Species Myxosarcina hindakii Bourrelly, 1985 accepted as Cyanosarcina thermalis (Hindák) Kovácik, 1988
    16. Species Myxosarcina littoralis Schwabe, 1944 accepted as Cyanosarcina littoralis (Schwabe) Kovácik, 1988
    17. Species Myxosarcina spectabilis Geitler, 1933 accepted as Cyanosarcina spectabilis (Geitler) Kovácik, 1988
    18. Species Myxosarcina sphaerica Proskina-Lavrenko, 1951 accepted as Pseudocapsa sphaerica (Proshkina-Lavrenko) Kovácik, 1988
    19. Species Myxosarcina thermalis Hindák, 1978 accepted as Cyanosarcina thermalis (Hindák) Kovácik, 1988
  13. Genus Palaeopleurocapsa A.H. Knoll, E.S. Barghoorn & S. Golubić, 1975 †
  14. Genus Pascherinema De Toni, 1936
    1. Species Pascherinema gracile (Pascher) de Toni, 1936
    2. Species Pascherinema moniliforme (Pascher) de Toni, 1936
  15. Genus Phacelogeminus S.M. Awramik in Allison & Awramik, 1989 †
  16. Genus Pleurocapsa G. Thuret in F. Hauck, 1885
    1. Species Pleurocapsa africana Gayral & Mazancourt, 1960
    2. Species Pleurocapsa amethystea Rosenvinge, 1893
    3. Species Pleurocapsa aurantiaca Geitler, 1932
    4. Species Pleurocapsa brasiliensis Schmidle, 1901
    5. Species Pleurocapsa brevissima (Ercegovic) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    6. Species Pleurocapsa concharum Hansgirg, 1891
    7. Species Pleurocapsa crepidinum F.S. Collins, 1901
    8. Species Pleurocapsa deeveyi Drouet, 1942
    9. Species Pleurocapsa entophysaloides Setchell & N.L. Gardner, 1918
    10. Species Pleurocapsa fissurarum Ercegovic, 1932
    11. Species Pleurocapsa fremyi Bourrelly
    12. Species Pleurocapsa fuliginosa Hauck, 1885
    13. Species Pleurocapsa fusca Godward, 1937
    14. Species Pleurocapsa gallaecica Miranda ex Valenzuela & Pérez-Cirera, 1982
    15. Species Pleurocapsa hangirgiana (Ercegovic) Komárek & Anagnostidis
    16. Species Pleurocapsa hansgirgiana (Ercegovic) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    17. Species Pleurocapsa magna Weber-van Bosse, 1913
    18. Species Pleurocapsa mayori Setchell, 1942
    19. Species Pleurocapsa minor Hansgirg, 1891
    20. Species Pleurocapsa minuta Geitler, 1932
    21. Species Pleurocapsa mucosa (Ercegovic) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    22. Species Pleurocapsa muralis Lagerheim, 1893
    23. Species Pleurocapsa parenchymatica Geitler, 1935
    24. Species Pleurocapsa rivularis Hansgirg, 1893
    25. Species Pleurocapsa salevensis Chodat, 1909
    26. Species Pleurocapsa subgelatinosa Geitler, 1933
    27. Species Pleurocapsa usteriana Schmidle, 1904
    28. Species Pleurocapsa varia (A. Braun) Drouet & Daily, 1942
    29. Species Pleurocapsa violacea Weber van Bosse, 1926
    30. Species Pleurocapsa amythystea Rosenvinge, 1893 accepted as Chroococcopsis amethystea (Rosenvinge) Geitler, 1925
    31. Species Pleurocapsa conferta (Kuetz.) Setchell, 1912 accepted as Entophysalis conferta (Kützing) F.E. Drouet & W.A. Daily, 1948
    32. Species Pleurocapsa crepidinum (Thuret) Ercegovic, 1930 accepted as Gloeocapsopsis crepidinum (Thuret) Geitler ex Komárek, 1993
    33. Species Pleurocapsa cuprea Hansgirg, 1892 accepted as Hildenbrandia cuprea (Hansgirg) Caisová & Kopecký, 2008
    34. Species Pleurocapsa epiphytica Gardner, 1927 accepted as Radaisia gardneri Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    35. Species Pleurocapsa fluviatilis Lagerheim, 1888 accepted as Chroococcopsis fluviatilis (Lagerheim) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    36. Species Pleurocapsa gloeocapsoides Setchell & Gardner, 1918 accepted as Myxosarcina gloeocapsoides (Setchell & Gardner) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    37. Species Pleurocapsa polonica Raciborski, 1910 accepted as Siphononema polonicum (Raciborski) Geitler, 1925
  17. Genus Radaisia Sauvageau, 1895
    1. Species Radaisia clavata Setchell & N.L. Gardner, 1918
    2. Species Radaisia confluens Gardner, 1927
    3. Species Radaisia epiphytica Setchell & Gardner, 1918
    4. Species Radaisia gardneri Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    5. Species Radaisia gomontiana Sauvageau, 1895
    6. Species Radaisia pusilla Weber van Bosse, 1926
    7. Species Radaisia violacea Frémy, 1930
    8. Species Radaisia willei Gardner, 1927
    9. Species Radaisia cornuana (Sauvageau) Sauvageau, 1895 accepted as Entophysalis cornuana Sauvageau, 1892
    10. Species Radaisia epiphytica (Gardner) Gardner, 1932 accepted as Radaisia gardneri Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    11. Species Radaisia gigas Geitler, 1933 accepted as Cyanodermatium gigas (Geitler) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    12. Species Radaisia laminariae Setchell & N.L. Gardner, 1918 accepted as Cyanoderma laminariae (Setchell & Gardner) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    13. Species Radaisia subimmersa Setchell & N.L. Gardner, 1918 accepted as Cyanoderma subimmersum (Setchell & Gardner) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
  18. Genus Scissilisphaera A.H. Knoll & S. Calder, 1983 †
  19. Genus Solentia Ercegović, 1927
    1. Species Solentia achromatica Ercegovic, 1932
    2. Species Solentia foveolarum Ercegovic, 1930
    3. Species Solentia intricata Ercegovic, 1927
    4. Species Solentia paulocellulare (Ercegovic) LeCampion-Alsumard & Golubic ex Belyakova, 1988
    5. Species Solentia sanguinea Golubic, Al-Thukair & Gektidis, 1996
    6. Species Solentia sanguinea Al-Thukair, 1992
    7. Species Solentia sinica Chu & Wu
    8. Species Solentia stratosa Ercegovic, 1927
    9. Species Solentia xishaensis Chu & Wu
  20. Genus Brachynema Ercegovic, 1931 accepted as Ercegovicia De Toni, 1936 (synonym)
    1. Species Brachynema bacillare Ålvik, 1934
    2. Species Brachynema littorale Ercegovic, 1931 accepted as Ercegovicia littoralis (Ercegovic) G. De Toni, 1936
  21. Genus Cyanoderma Hansgirg, 1890 accepted as Pleurocapsa G. Thuret in F. Hauck, 1885
  22. Genus Endonema Pascher, 1928 accepted as Pascherinema De Toni, 1936
    1. Species Endonema gracile Pascher, 1929 accepted as Pascherinema gracile (Pascher) de Toni, 1936
    2. Species Endonema moniliforme Pascher, 1929 accepted as Pascherinema moniliforme (Pascher) de Toni, 1936
  23. Genus Geitleriella De Toni, 1936 accepted as Cyanoderma Weber-van Bosse, 1887
    1. Species Geitleriella subimmersa (Setchell & Gardner) De Toni, 1936 accepted as Cyanoderma subimmersum (Setchell & Gardner) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
  24. Genus Myxoderma Hansgirg, 1890 accepted as Pleurocapsa G. Thuret in F. Hauck, 1885
  25. Genus Nematoradaisia L. Geitler, 1925 accepted as Cyanoderma Weber-van Bosse, 1887
    1. Species Nematoradaisia gasteropodum P. González, 1946
    2. Species Nematoradaisia laminariae (Setchell & N.L. Gardner) Geitler, 1925 accepted as Cyanoderma laminariae (Setchell & Gardner) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
  26. Genus Podocapsa Ercegović, 1931 accepted as Hydropodocapsa E.A. Molinari-Novoa & M.D. Guiry, 2021 (junior homonym)
    1. Species Podocapsa pedicellata Ercegovic, 1931
  27. Genus Radaisiella L. Geitler, 1925 accepted as Cyanoderma Weber-van Bosse, 1887
    1. Species Radaisiella subimmersa (Setchell & Gardner) Geitler, 1925 accepted as Cyanoderma subimmersum (Setchell & Gardner) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
  28. Genus Scopulonema Ercegovic, 1930 accepted as Pleurocapsa G. Thuret in F. Hauck, 1885 (synonym)
    1. Species Scopulonema aurantiacum Geitler
    2. Species Scopulonema fluviatilis Lagerheim
    3. Species Scopulonema brevissimum Ercegovic, 1932 accepted as Pleurocapsa brevissima (Ercegovic) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    4. Species Scopulonema fuscum (Godward) Starmach, 1966 accepted as Pleurocapsa fusca Godward, 1937
    5. Species Scopulonema hansgirgianum Ercegovic, 1930 accepted as Pleurocapsa hansgirgiana (Ercegovic) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    6. Species Scopulonema minus (Hansgirg) Geitler, 1942 accepted as Pleurocapsa minor Hansgirg, 1891
    7. Species Scopulonema mucosum Ercegovic, 1932 accepted as Pleurocapsa mucosa (Ercegovic) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    8. Species Scopulonema polonicum (Geitler) Geitler, 1942 accepted as Pleurocapsa aurantiaca Geitler, 1932
  29. Genus Paleopleurocapsa A.H. Knoll, E.S. Barghoorn & S. Golubić, 1975 † accepted as Palaeopleurocapsa A.H. Knoll, E.S. Barghoorn & S. Golubić, 1975 † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
brackish
recent + fossil
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Includes Hyellaceae, refer Komárek et al., 2014.  
Taxonomic remark Includes Hyellaceae, refer Komárek et al., 2014. [details]
IRMNG (2021). Pleurocapsaceae Geitler, 1925. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101171 on 2025-04-30
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2007-03-19 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2019-02-04 18:38:07Z
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Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

taxonomy source Komárek, J.; Kaštovský, J.; Mareš, J.; Johansen, J. R. (2014). Taxonomic classification of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacterial genera) 2014, using a polyphasic approach. <em>Preslia.</em> 86: 295-335. [details] 

current name source Komárek, J.; Kaštovský, J.; Mareš, J.; Johansen, J. R. (2014). Taxonomic classification of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacterial genera) 2014, using a polyphasic approach. <em>Preslia.</em> 86: 295-335. [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source Benton (1993) Bourrelly (1985) [details] 
Unreviewed
Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): B; stratigraphic range: Precambrian (Sturtian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]

Taxonomic remark Includes Hyellaceae, refer Komárek et al., 2014. [details]
To WoRMS (from synonym Hyellaceae Borzi, 1914)
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