IRMNG - Chroococcales

IRMNG taxon details

Chroococcales

IRMNG_ID

12455 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:12455)

Classification

Authority

corrig. Ardissone, 1886

Status

accepted

Rank

Order

Parent

Cyanophyceae

Synonymised names

Entophysalidales · unaccepted

Direct children (22)

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Family Aphanothecaceae (Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1986) J. Komárek, J. Kaštovský, J. Mareš & J.R. Johansen, 2014
Family Chroococcaceae Rabenhorst, 1863
Family Cyanothrichaceae Elenkin in Kiselev
Family Entophysalidaceae Geitler, 1925
Family Geminocystaceae A. Tuji, H. Yamaguchi & Y. Niiyama in Tuji et al., 2021
Family Gomphosphaeriaceae Elenkin, 1933
Genus Megalytrum A.H. Knoll, E.S. Barghoorn & S.M. Awramik, 1978 †
Family Microcystaceae Elenkin, 1933
Family Microcystidaceae †
Genus Myriasporella D.Z. Oehler, 1978 †
Family Stichosiphonaceae Hoffmann, Komárek & Kaštovský
Family Xenococcaceae Ercegović, 1932
Genus Balbariniella Oehler, 1978 † accepted as Balbiriniella D.Z. Oehler, 1978 † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Family Cyanobacteriaceae J. Komárek, J. Kaštovský, J. Mareš & J.R. Johansen, 2014 accepted as Geminocystaceae A. Tuji, H. Yamaguchi & Y. Niiyama in Tuji et al., 2021
Family Cyanophanaceae accepted as Chamaesiphonaceae Borzì, 1882
Family Dermocarpaceae accepted as Dermocarpellaceae Ginsburg-Ardré ex Christensen, 1978 accepted as Hydrococcaceae Kützing, 1843
Family Prochloraceae (ex Lewin, 1977) Florenzano et al., 1986 accepted as Microcystaceae Elenkin, 1933 (unaccepted > unavailable name, no standing in Prokaryotic nomenclature)
Family Siphononemataceae accepted as Entophysalidaceae Geitler, 1925
Family Chroococcales (awaiting allocation) (temporary name)
Genus Archaegloeocapsa † (uncertain)
Family Cyanocytaceae W.T. Hall & G. Claus, 1963 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
Family Skujapeltaceae W.T. Hall & G. Claus, 1967 (uncertain > nomen dubium)

Environment

marine, fresh

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Chroococcales Cavalier-Smith, 2002 is a nomen rejiciendum, refer Tindall, 2014.

Taxonomic remark Chroococcales Cavalier-Smith, 2002 is a nomen rejiciendum, refer Tindall, 2014. [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2025). Chroococcales. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=12455 on 2026-01-20

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2010-05-31 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2017-05-21 20:18:50Z

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Rees, Tony

2019-02-03 06:48:36Z

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Rees, Tony

2025-10-17 17:54:39Z

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Rees, Tony

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

additional source Ruggiero, M. A.; Gordon, D. P.; Orrell, T. M.; Bailly, N.; Bourgoin, T.; Brusca, R. C.; Cavalier-Smith, T.; Guiry, M. D.; Kirk, P. M. (2015). A higher level classification of all living organisms. <em>PLOS ONE.</em> 10(4): e0119248., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119248 [details]

name verified source Parte, A. C. et al. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) (2025 version). , available online at https://lpsn.dsmz.de/ [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]

Unreviewed

Taxonomic remark Chroococcales Cavalier-Smith, 2002 is a nomen rejiciendum, refer Tindall, 2014. [details]

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