Microcystaceae

Microcystaceae is family of cyanobacteria which contains the harmful algal bloom Microcystis aeruginosa.

Characteristics

The family is characterized by single, floating cells or colonies which are embedded to a matrix. There is also a lack of differentiation between apical and basal structures.

Genera

The following genera are accepted within Microcystaceae:

• Altericista <small>Averina et al. 2021</small>
• Anacystis <small>Meneghini 1837</small>
• Aphanocapsa <small>Nägeli 1849</small>
• Aphanothece <small>Nägeli 1849</small>
• Aplococcus <small>Roze 1896</small>
• Asterocapsa <small>Chu 1952</small>
• Bichatia <small>Turpin 1828 nom.rej. without replacement</small>
• Cagniardia <small>Trevisan 1848</small>
• Chalicogloea <small>Roldán et al. 2013</small>
• Coccopedia <small>Troitzkaja 1922</small>
• Coelomoron <small>Buell 1938</small>
• Coelosphaeriopsis <small>Lemmermann 1899</small>
• Coelosphaerium <small>Nägeli 1849</small>
• Crocosphaera <small>Zehr et al. 2019</small>
• Cyanoaggregatum <small>Werner et al. 2008</small>
• Cyanocatena <small>Hindák 1975</small>
• Cyanocomperia <small>Hindák 2002</small>
• Cyanodorina <small>Chen et al. 2023</small>
• Cyanogranis <small>Hindák 1982</small>
• Cyanonephron <small>Hickel 1985</small>
• Cyanostylon <small>Geitler 1928</small>
• Cyanotetras <small>Hindák 1988</small>
• Dzensia <small>Woronichin 1929</small>
• Eucapsis <small>Clements and Shantz 1909</small>
• Eucapsopsis <small>de Oliveira et al. 2024</small>
• Globuloella <small>Korde 1958</small>
• Gloeothece <small>Nägeli 1849</small>
• Gonidium <small>Ehrenberg ex Meneghini 1840</small>
• Hormothece <small>Jao 1944</small>
• Mantellum <small>Dangeard 1941</small>
• Merismoarcus <small>Hindák 1988</small>
• Merismopedia <small>Meyen 1839</small>
• Microcystis <small>Kützing 1833</small>
• "Microhaloa" <small>Kützing 1843 nom.nud.</small>
• Palaeomicrocystis <small>Korde 1955</small>
• Pannus <small>Hickel 1991</small>
• Pilgeria <small>Schmidle 1901</small>
• Planktocyanocapsa <small>Hindák 2002</small>
• Prochloron <small>Lewin ex Hoffmann and Greuter 1993</small>
• Pseudoholopedia <small>(Ryppowa 1925) Elenkin 1938</small>
• Pseudoncobyrsa <small>Geitler 1925</small>
• Radiocystis <small>Skuja 1948</small>
• Rhyniococcus <small>Edwards and Lyon 1983</small>
• Rippkaea <small>Johansen and MareÅ¡ 2019</small>
• Rubidibacter <small>Choi et al. 2008</small>
• Siphonosphaera <small>Hindák 1988</small>
• Snowella <small>Elenkin 1938</small>
• Sorospora <small>Hassall 1845</small>
• Spelaeotes <small>corrig. Panou and Gkelis 2022</small>
• Sphaerocavum <small>Azevedo and Sant'Anna 2003</small>
• Sphinctosiphon <small>West 1907</small>
• Synechocystis <small>Sauvageau 1892</small>
• Thaumaleocystis <small>Trevisan 1848</small>
• Uranovia <small>Korde 1958</small>
• Woronichinia <small>Elenkin 1933</small>
• Zehria <small>Johansen and MareÅ¡ 2019</small>

Phylogeny

GTDB (partial)

Phylogeny per GTDB Release 10-RS226 (April 2025).

References