IRMNG - Microcystaceae Elenkin, 1933

IRMNG taxon details

Microcystaceae Elenkin, 1933

IRMNG_ID

105873 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:105873)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Chroococcales

Synonymised names

Prochloraceae (ex Lewin, 1977) Florenzano et al., 1986 · unaccepted > unavailable name (no standing in Prokaryotic nomenclature)

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Genus Anacystis Meneghini, 1837
Genus Crocosphaera J. Mareš, J.R. Johansen, T. Hauer, J. Zima, S. Ventura, O. Cuzman, B. Tiribilli & J. Kaštovský, 2019
Genus Cyanocomperia Hindák, 2001
Genus Eucapsopsis G.S. Hentschke, F.L. de Oliveira & J. Morais in de Oliveira et al., 2024
Genus Microcystis Lemmermann, 1907
Genus Planktocyanocapsa Hindák, 2002
Genus Prochloron R.A. Lewin, 1977
Genus Radiocystis Skuja, 1948
Genus Sphaerocavum M.T. de P. Azevedo & C.L. Sant'Anna, 2003
Genus Vesicophyton A.G. Vologdin & N.A. Drozdova, 1969 †
Genus Cagniardia Trevisan [de Saint-Léon], 1848 accepted as Anacystis Meneghini, 1837
Genus Clathrocystis Henfrey, 1856 accepted as Microcystis Lemmermann, 1907 (Synonym)
Genus Diplocystis Trevisan, 1848 accepted as Microcystis Lemmermann, 1907
Genus Erythrosphaera S.W. Watson, F.W. Valois, D. Distel & J.B. Waterbury, 1990 accepted as Crocosphaera J. Mareš, J.R. Johansen, T. Hauer, J. Zima, S. Ventura, O. Cuzman, B. Tiribilli & J. Kaštovský, 2019 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Genus Micraloa B. Biasoletto, 1832 accepted as Microhaloa Kützing, 1843 accepted as Microcystis Lemmermann, 1907
Genus Microhaloa Kützing, 1843 accepted as Microcystis Lemmermann, 1907 (orthographic variant (of Micraloa Biasoletto, 1832))
Genus Polycystis (F.T. Kützing) F.T. Kützing, 1849 accepted as Microcystis Lemmermann, 1907 (Synonym)
Genus Sphaerothrombium Kützing, 1833 accepted as Microcystis Lemmermann, 1907

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2026). Microcystaceae Elenkin, 1933. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105873 on 2026-07-20

Taxonomic edit history

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2007-03-19 23:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

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basis of record WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

basis of record CoL2006/AlgaeBase [details]

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

extant flag source CoL2006/AlgaeBase [details]

habitat flag source Aphia 2006 [details]

original description (of Prochloraceae (ex Lewin, 1977) Florenzano et al., 1986) Lewin, R. A. (1977). Prochloron, type genus of the Prochlorophyta. Phycologia. 16(2): 217-217., available online at https://doi.org/10.2216/i0031-8884-16-2-217.1 [details]

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To WoRMS (from synonym Prochloraceae (ex Lewin, 1977) Florenzano et al., 1986)