Higher Classification: > Kingdom Bacteria > Subkingdom Negibacteria > Phylum Cyanobacteria > Class Cyanophyceae > Subclass Oscillatoriophycidae > Order Oscillatoriales

Microcoleaceae O.Strunecky, J.R.Johansen & J.Komárek, 2013

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Ammatoidea West & G.S.West, 1897
Arthrospira Sitzenberger ex Gomont, 1892
Blennothrix Kützing ex Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988
Homoeothrix (Thuret ex Bornet & Flahault) Kirchner, 1898
Hydrocoleum Kützing Ex Gomont, 1892
Kamptonema O.Strunecký, J.Komárek & J.Smarda, 2014
Leibleinia (Gomont) Hoffman, 1985
Limnoraphis J.Komárek, E.Zapomelová, J.Smarda, J.Kopecky, E.Rejmánková, J.Woodhouse, B.A.Neilan & J.Komárková, 2013
Limnospira Nowicka-Krawczyk, Mühlsteinová & Hauer, 2019
Lyngbya C.Agardh ex Gomont, 1892
Microcoleus Desmazières ex Gomont, 1892
Phormidiochaete Komárek, 2001
Planktothrix Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988
Plectonema Thuret ex Gomont, 1892
Porphyrosiphon Kützing ex Gomont, 1892
Pseudoscytonema Elenkin, 1949
Symplocastrum (Gomont) Kirchner, 1898
Trichodesmium Ehrenberg ex Gomont, 1892
Tychonema Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988

Literature

basis of record	Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. searched on YYYY-MM-DD.

Genbank

Taxonomy

Published in AlgaeBase

Citation

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Microcoleaceae O.Strunecky, J.R.Johansen & J.Komárek, 2013. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:836366