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Chroococcaceae Rabenhorst, 1863

101116  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:101116)

  1. Biota
  2. Bacteria (Kingdom)
  3. Cyanobacteriota (Phylum)
  4. Cyanophyceae (Class)
  5. Chroococcales (Order)
  6. Chroococcaceae (Family)
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  1. Genus Abundacapsa G.R. Licari, 1978 †
  2. Genus Alborzia B. Nowruzi & F. Soares, 2021
  3. Genus Aphanocapsaopsis P.K. Maithy & M. Shukla, 1977 †
  4. Genus Aphetospora Lo, 1980 †
  5. Genus Archaeococcus Lopuchin in Lopuchin & Gowda, 1983 †
  6. Genus Asterocapsa Chu, 1952
  7. Genus Bisacculoides J.H. Oehler, 1977 †
  8. Genus Brachypleganon S.C. Lo, 1980 †
  9. Genus Chalicogloea M. Roldán, M. Ramürez, J. del Campo, M. Hernández-Mariné & J. Komárek, 2012
  10. Genus Chroococcus Nägeli, 1849
  11. Genus Chroogloeocystis I.I. Brown, D. Mummey & K.E. Cooksey, 2005
  12. Genus Collirata Y. Xiao & X. Hu in Xiao et al., 1996 †
  13. Genus Coniunctiophycus Y. Zhang, 1981 †
  14. Genus Corymbococcus S.M. Awramik & E.S. Barghoorn, 1977 †
  15. Genus Cryptococcum W.A. Gama, J. Rigonato, M.F. Flore & C.L. Sant'Anna, 2019
  16. Genus Cyanokybus J. Schiller in F. Gessner & V. Vareschi, 1956
  17. Genus Cyanosarcina Kováčik, 1988
  18. Genus Cyanostylon L. Geitler, 1928
  19. Genus Cystoglobophycus X. Song in Luo et al., 1982 †
  20. Genus Dactylococcopsis A. Hansgirg, 1888
  21. Genus Eoaphanocapsa A.V. Nyberg & J.W. Schopf, 1984 †
  22. Genus Eoaphanothece Z.L. Xu, 1984 †
  23. Genus Eogloeocapsa V.K. Golovenoc & M.J. Belova, 1984 †
  24. Genus Eohalothece P.K. Strother & C.H. Wellman, 2015 †
  25. Genus Eosynechococcus H.J. Hofmann, 1976 †
  26. Genus Eucapsomorpha V.K. Golovenoc & M.J. Belova, 1985 †
  27. Genus Gloeocapsoides ? Liu, 1982 †
  28. Genus Gloeodiniopsis J.W. Schopf, 1968 †
  29. Genus Gloeotheceopsis Y. Zhang, 1988 †
  30. Genus Guyotia W. Schmidle, 1905
  31. Genus Gyalosphaera P.K. Strother, A.H. Knoll & E.S. Barghoorn, 1983 †
  32. Genus Himalayisphaeridium Y. Xu, 1982 †
  33. Genus Huroniospora E.S. Barghoorn in Barghoorn & Tyler, 1965 †
  34. Genus Inacoccus W.A. Gama, J. Rigonato, M.F. Flore & C.L. Sant'Anna, 2019
  35. Genus Melasmatosphaera H.J. Hofmann, 1976 †
  36. Genus Microcystiopsis P.K. Misra & P.K. Maithy, 1984 †
  37. Genus Neochroococcus R. Geng & G. Yu in Geng et al., 2021
  38. Genus Nephrococcus Y.Y. Li, 1984
  39. Genus Palaeoasterocapsa Q. Luo & F. Wang in Luo et al., 1982 †
  40. Genus Palaeochroococcus Y. Xu, 1982 †
  41. Genus Palaeogloeothece P. Zhang, 1981 †
  42. Genus Palaeomerismopedia P. Srivastava & S. Kumar, 2003 †
  43. Genus Palaeomicrocystis K.B. Korde, 1955 †
  44. Genus Palaeomicrocystis P.K. Maithy, 1975 † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym)
  45. Genus Pseudocapsa Ercegović, 1925
  46. Genus Pseudochroococcus C. Duval, S. Hamlaoui & C. Bernard in Duval et al., 2021
  47. Genus Pseudocyanosarcina P. Jung, B. Büdel & M. Lakatos in Jung et al., 2021
  48. Genus Pseudoncobyrsa L. Geitler, 1925
  49. Genus Sorospora Hassall, 1845
  50. Genus Sphaerophycus J.W. Schopf, 1968 †
  51. Genus Tetraphycus D.Z. Oehler, 1978 †
  52. Genus Tetrarcus H. Skuja, 1934
  53. Genus Bigeminococcus J.W. Schopf & J.M. Blacic, 1971 † accepted as Gloeodiniopsis J.W. Schopf, 1968 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  54. Genus Endospora N.L. Gardner, 1927
  55. Genus Eomicrocystis V.K. Golovenoc & M.J. Belova, 1984 † accepted as Coniunctiophycus Y. Zhang, 1981 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  56. Genus Eotetrahedrion J.W. Schopf & J.M. Blacic, 1971 † accepted as Gloeodiniopsis J.W. Schopf, 1968 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  57. Genus Eozygion J.W. Schopf & J.M. Blacic, 1971 † accepted as Gloeodiniopsis J.W. Schopf, 1968 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  58. Genus Kheinjuasphaera D.S. McMenamin, S. Kumar & S.M. Awramik, 1983 † accepted as Huroniospora E.S. Barghoorn in Barghoorn & Tyler, 1965 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  59. Genus Lemmermannia A.A. Elenkin, 1933 accepted as Lemmermanniella L. Geitler in A. Engler & K. Prantl, 1942
  60. Genus Lightfootiella P. Hašler, A. Pentecost, E. Jahodářova, P. Dvořák & A. Poulučková, 2018 accepted as Sorospora Hassall, 1845
  61. Genus Microphycus M.S. Yakschin, 1991 † accepted as Eosynechococcus H.J. Hofmann, 1976 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym and synonym (of Eosynechococcus))
  62. Genus Protosphaeria P.J.F. Turpin, 1828 accepted as Chroococcus Nägeli, 1849 (synonym)
  63. Genus Rhodococcus A. Hansgirg in V.B. Wittrock & C.F.O. Nordstedt, 1884 accepted as Chroococcus Nägeli, 1849 (synonym)
  64. Genus Sphinctosiphon G.S. West, 1907 accepted as Microcystis Lemmermann, 1907
  65. Genus Spilocapsa Ley, 1947 accepted as Cyanostylon L. Geitler, 1928
  66. Genus Stilocapsa Ley, 1947
  67. Genus Aphanocapsites V.P. Maslov, 1956 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  68. Genus Gloeocapsites M.D. Zalessky, 1918 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  69. Genus Gloeothecites A.A. Elenkin, 1936 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  70. Genus Oncobyrsella J.H. Johnson, 1937 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  71. Genus Praechroococcus A.G. Vologdin, 1962 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  72. Genus Stipulella V.P. Maslov, 1956 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  73. Genus Thamniastrum P.F. Reinsch, 1888 (uncertain, unassessed)
marine, fresh
recent + fossil
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Authority given in Komárek et al., 2014 as Nägeli, possibly in error.  
Taxonomic remark Authority given in Komárek et al., 2014 as Nägeli, possibly in error. [details]
IRMNG (2026). Chroococcaceae Rabenhorst, 1863. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101116 on 2026-03-22
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2007-03-13 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] 

basis of record WoRMS (Mar 2013) [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, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

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

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]

Taxonomic remark Authority given in Komárek et al., 2014 as Nägeli, possibly in error. [details]
To WoRMS 
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