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Synechococcaceae Komárek & Anagnostidis

105763  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:105763)

  1. Biota
  2. Bacteria (Kingdom)
  3. Cyanobacteria (Phylum)
  4. Cyanophyceae (Class)
  5. Synechococcales (Order)
  6. Synechococcaceae (Family)
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  1. Genus Alternantia J. Schiller, 1954
    1. Species Alternantia geitleri J. Schiller
    2. Species Alternantia quadriga Schiller
    3. Species Alternantia ramifera J. Schiller, 1954
    4. Species Alternantia serra Schiller
    5. Species Alternantia tabularis J. Schiller
  2. Genus Anathece (J. Komárek & K. Anagnostidis) J. Komárek, J. Kastovsky & J. Jezberová, 2011
    1. Species Anathece bachmannii (Komárek & Cronberg) Komárek, Kastovsky & Jezberová, 2011
    2. Species Anathece bacteriosa (Komárek & Komárková-Legnrová) Komárek, Kastovsky & Jezberová, 2011
    3. Species Anathece clathrata (W. West & G.S. West) Komárek, Kastovsky & Jezberová, 2011
    4. Species Anathece endophytica (W. West & G.S. West) Komárek, Kastovsky & Jezberová, 2011
    5. Species Anathece minutissima (W. West) Komárek, Kastovsky & Jezberová, 2011
    6. Species Anathece smithii (Komárková-Legnerová & Cronberg) Komárek, Kastovsky & Jezberová, 2011
    7. Species Anathece stratus (Komárek & Cronberg) Komárek, Kastovsky & Jezberová, 2011
  3. Genus Bacillosiphon Copeland, 1936
    1. Species Bacillosiphon induratus Copeland, 1936 accepted as Bacularia indurata (Copeland) Frémy, 1949
  4. Genus Cyanobium Rippka & Cohen-Bazire, 1983
    1. Species Cyanobium amethystinum (J.J. Copeland) J. Komárek, J. Kopecký & V. Cepák, 1999
    2. Species Cyanobium bacillare (Butcher) J. Komárek, J. Kopecký & V. Cepák, 1999
    3. Species Cyanobium diatomicola (Geitler) J. Komárek, J. Kopecký & V. Cepák, 1999
    4. Species Cyanobium distomicola Geitler, 1953
    5. Species Cyanobium eximium (J.J. Copeland) J. Komárek, J. Kopecký & V. Cepák, 1999
    6. Species Cyanobium gaarderi (Ålvik) J. Komárek, J. Kopecký & V. Cepák, 1999
    7. Species Cyanobium gracile R. Rippka & G. Cohen-Bazire, 1983
    8. Species Cyanobium oceanicum (Hall & Claus) J. Komárek, J. Kopecký & V. Cepák, 1999
    9. Species Cyanobium parvum (Migula) J. Komárek, J. Kopeck & V. Cepák, 1999
    10. Species Cyanobium plancticum (G. Drews, H. Prauser & D. Uhlmann) J. Komárek, J. Kopecký & V. Cepák, 1999
    11. Species Cyanobium roseum (J.J. Copeland) J. Komárek, J. Kopecký & V. Cepák
    12. Species Cyanobium rubescens (T.P. Chang) J. Komárek, J. Kopeck & V. Cepák, 1999
    13. Species Cyanobium virga-rosea (T.P. Chang) J. Komárek, J. Kopecký & V. Cepák, 1999
    14. Species Cyanobium waterburyi J. Komárek, 1999
  5. Genus Cyanocatena F. Hindák, 1975
    1. Species Cyanocatena bicudoi J.J. Ramírez, 1996
    2. Species Cyanocatena imperfecta (Cronberg & Weibull) van Joosten, 2006
    3. Species Cyanocatena planctonica Hindák, 1975
  6. Genus Cyanodictyon Pascher, 1914
    1. Species Cyanodictyon balticum Cronberg
    2. Species Cyanodictyon endophyticum Pascher, 1914
    3. Species Cyanodictyon filiforme J. Komárková-Legnerová & G. Cronberg, 1994
    4. Species Cyanodictyon iac G. Cronberg & J. Komárek, 1994
    5. Species Cyanodictyon imperfectum Cronberg & Weibull, 1981
    6. Species Cyanodictyon intermedium van Joosten, 2006
    7. Species Cyanodictyon planctonicum B.A. Mayer, 1994
    8. Species Cyanodictyon reticulatum (Lemmermann) Geitler, 1925
    9. Species Cyanodictyon tropicale P.A.C. Senna, A. Delazari & C.L. Sant'Anna
    10. Species Cyanodictyon tubiforme Cronberg, 1988
    11. Species Cyanodictyon turfosum Lederer, 1995
  7. Genus Cyanogranis F. Hindák, 1982
    1. Species Cyanogranis basifixa Hindák, 1982
    2. Species Cyanogranis ferruginea (F. Wawrik) Hindák, 1982
    3. Species Cyanogranis irregularis van Joosten, 2006
    4. Species Cyanogranis libera Hindák
  8. Genus Cyanonephron Hickel, 1985
    1. Species Cyanonephron elegans van Joosten, 2006
    2. Species Cyanonephron styloides Hickel, 1985
  9. Genus Cyanothamnos Cronberg, 1991
    1. Species Cyanothamnos plancticus G. Cronberg, 1991
  10. Genus Epigloeosphaera Komárková-Legnerová, 1991
    1. Species Epigloeosphaera brasilica M.T.P. Azevedo et al.
    2. Species Epigloeosphaera filamentosa Komárek & Cronberg, 1998
    3. Species Epigloeosphaera glebulenta (Zalessky) J. Komárková-Legnerová, 1991
  11. Genus Geminifilum S. Chandra, 2004
  12. Genus Lemmermanniella L. Geitler in A. Engler & K. Prantl, 1942
    1. Species Lemmermanniella flexa Hindák, 1985
    2. Species Lemmermanniella obesa M.T.P. Azevedo, C.A. Souza & M. Menezes, 1999
    3. Species Lemmermanniella pallida (Lemmermann) Geitler, 1942
    4. Species Lemmermanniella parva Hindák, 1985
    5. Species Lemmermanniella uliginosa Komárek & Komárek-Legnerová, 2007
  13. Genus Lithococcus Ercegović, 1925
    1. Species Lithococcus ramosus Ercegović, 1925
  14. Genus Lithomyxa Howe, 1932
    1. Species Lithomyxa calcigena Howe, 1931
  15. Genus Maedleria E.A. Molinari-Novoa & M.D. Guiry, 2021 †
  16. Genus Rhabdoderma Schmidle & Lauterborn, 1900
    1. Species Rhabdoderma bellyeense Hortobágyi, 1944
    2. Species Rhabdoderma canillesiana Gonzalez
    3. Species Rhabdoderma cavanillesiana P. González, 1946
    4. Species Rhabdoderma compositum (G.M. Smith) Fedorov, 1967
    5. Species Rhabdoderma curtum (Setchell) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    6. Species Rhabdoderma irregulare (Naumann) Geitler, 1925
    7. Species Rhabdoderma lineare Schmidle & Lauterborn, 1900
    8. Species Rhabdoderma minimum Lemmermann
    9. Species Rhabdoderma rubrum (Ålvik) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    10. Species Rhabdoderma salinum Tutin, 1940
    11. Species Rhabdoderma sanctipauli Azevedo et al.
    12. Species Rhabdoderma sancti-pauli M.T.P. Azevedo et al.
    13. Species Rhabdoderma surchanense Ergasev, 1980
    14. Species Rhabdoderma tenuissimum J. Komárek & H. Kling, 1991
    15. Species Rhabdoderma transsylvanicum (Kol) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    16. Species Rhabdoderma vermiculare Fott, 1952
    17. Species Rhabdoderma zygnemicola Copeland, 1936
    18. Species Rhabdoderma zygnemicolum Copeland
    19. Species Rhabdoderma gorskii Woloszynsky, 1917 accepted as Rhabdoderma lineare Schmidle & Lauterborn, 1900
    20. Species Rhabdoderma sigmoideum Moore & Carter, 1923 accepted as Synechococcus sigmoideus (Moore & Carter) Komárek, 1970
    21. Species Rhabdoderma vermiculare Fedorov, 1969 accepted as Bacularia vermicularis (Fedorov) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
  17. Genus Rhabdogloea Schröder, 1917
    1. Species Rhabdogloea antarctica Fritsch, 1912
    2. Species Rhabdogloea brasilica M.T.P. Azevedo & L. Kovácik, 1996
    3. Species Rhabdogloea clathrata (W. West & G.S. West) J. Komárek
    4. Species Rhabdogloea elenkini (Roll) Komárek & Anagnostidis
    5. Species Rhabdogloea elenkinii (Roll) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    6. Species Rhabdogloea ellipsoidea Schröder, 1917
    7. Species Rhabdogloea gorskii (Woloszynska) Joosten
    8. Species Rhabdogloea hungarica (Kol) Hindák, 1984
    9. Species Rhabdogloea linearis (L. Geitler) J. Komárek, 1983
    10. Species Rhabdogloea minuta B. Hickel, 1991
    11. Species Rhabdogloea planctonica (E. Teiling) J. Komárek, 1983
    12. Species Rhabdogloea planktonica (Teiling) Komárek
    13. Species Rhabdogloea scenedesmoides (Nygaard) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    14. Species Rhabdogloea smithii (R. Chodat & F. Chodat) J. Komárek, 1983
    15. Species Rhabdogloea subtropica Hindák, 1984
    16. Species Rhabdogloea yucatanensis Komárek & Komárková-Legnerová
  18. Genus Rhodostichus L. Geitler & A. Pascher, 1931
    1. Species Rhodostichus expansus Geitler & Pascher, 1931
    2. Species Rhodostichus fluminensis (Fritsch) Bourrelly, 1970 accepted as Cyanodermatium fluminense (Fritsch) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
  19. Genus Synechococcus Nägeli, 1849
    1. Species Synechococcus ambiguus Skuja, 1937
    2. Species Synechococcus amethystinus J.J. Copeland
    3. Species Synechococcus arcuatus
    4. Species Synechococcus bigranulatus Skuja, 1933
    5. Species Synechococcus bosshardii Skuja
    6. Species Synechococcus brunneolus Rabenhorst, 1863
    7. Species Synechococcus caldarius Okada, 1939
    8. Species Synechococcus capitatus A.E. Bailey-Watts & J. Komárek, 1991
    9. Species Synechococcus carcerarius R.E. Norris, 1967
    10. Species Synechococcus elongatus (Nägeli) Nägeli, 1849
    11. Species Synechococcus endogloeicus F. Hindák, 1995
    12. Species Synechococcus endophyticus (W. West & G.S. West) Joosten
    13. Species Synechococcus epigloeicus F. Hindák, 1995
    14. Species Synechococcus eximius J.J. Copeland
    15. Species Synechococcus ferrunginosus Wawrik, 1979
    16. Species Synechococcus intermedius Gardner, 1927
    17. Species Synechococcus koidzumii Yoneda, 1943
    18. Species Synechococcus leopoliensis (Raciborski) Komrek
    19. Species Synechococcus lividus Copeland, 1936
    20. Species Synechococcus marinus Jao, 1948
    21. Species Synechococcus minervae J.J. Copeland
    22. Species Synechococcus minutissimus Negoro, 1944
    23. Species Synechococcus mucicolus Joosten, 2006
    24. Species Synechococcus mundulus Skuja, 1964
    25. Species Synechococcus nidulans (Pringsheim) Komárek, 1970
    26. Species Synechococcus oceanicus W.T. Hall & G. Claus
    27. Species Synechococcus praelongus Emoto & Yoneda
    28. Species Synechococcus rayssae Dor, 1967
    29. Species Synechococcus rhodobaktron Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    30. Species Synechococcus roseopersicinus Grunow, 1863
    31. Species Synechococcus roseopurpureus G.S. West, 1899
    32. Species Synechococcus roseus J.J. Copeland
    33. Species Synechococcus salinarum Komárek, 1956
    34. Species Synechococcus salinus Frémy, 1941
    35. Species Synechococcus sciophilus Skuja, 1964
    36. Species Synechococcus sigmoideus (Moore & Carter) Komárek, 1970
    37. Species Synechococcus spongiarum Usher et al., 2004
    38. Species Synechococcus sublividus Emoto & Yoneda
    39. Species Synechococcus subsalsus Skuja, 1939
    40. Species Synechococcus sulphuricus Dor, 1967
    41. Species Synechococcus vantieghemii (Pringsheim) Bourrelly, 1970
    42. Species Synechococcus vescus Copeland
    43. Species Synechococcus violaceus Grunow, 1868
    44. Species Synechococcus viridissimus Copeland, 1936
    45. Species Synechococcus vulcanus Copeland, 1934
    46. Species Synechococcus aeruginosus Nägeli, 1849 accepted as Cyanothece aeruginosa (Nägeli) Komárek, 1976
    47. Species Synechococcus amphigranulatus (Copeland) Yoneda, 1943 accepted as Synechococcus bigranulatus Skuja, 1933
    48. Species Synechococcus bacillaris Butcher, 1952 accepted as Cyanobium bacillare (Butcher) J. Komárek, J. Kopecký & V. Cepák, 1999
    49. Species Synechococcus cedrorum Sauvageau, 1892 accepted as Cyanobacterium cedrorum (Sauvageau) Komárek, Kopecky & Cepák
    50. Species Synechococcus crassus Archer, 1867 accepted as Cyanothece aeruginosa (Nägeli) Komárek, 1976
    51. Species Synechococcus curtus Setchell, 1907 accepted as Rhabdoderma curtum (Setchell) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    52. Species Synechococcus diachloros Skuja, 1939 accepted as Cyanobacterium diachloros (Skuja) J. Komárek, J. Kopecký & V. Cepák
    53. Species Synechococcus diatomicola Geitler, 1953 accepted as Cyanobium diatomicola (Geitler) J. Komárek, J. Kopecký & V. Cepák, 1999
    54. Species Synechococcus endobioticus Elenkin & Hollerbach, 1923 accepted as Synechocystis endobiotica (Elenkin & Hollerbach) Elenkin, 1938
    55. Species Synechococcus euryphyes Beck-Mannagetta, 1926 accepted as Synechocystis sallensis Skuja, 1929
    56. Species Synechococcus fuscus Zeller, 1873 accepted as Cyanothece aeruginosa (Nägeli) Komárek, 1976
    57. Species Synechococcus gaarderi Ålvik, 1934 accepted as Cyanobium gaarderi (Ålvik) J. Komárek, J. Kopecký & V. Cepák, 1999
    58. Species Synechococcus geitleri De Toni, 1936 accepted as Synechococcus elongatus (Nägeli) Nägeli, 1849
    59. Species Synechococcus grandis Playfair, 1918 accepted as Cyanothece aeruginosa (Nägeli) Komárek, 1976
    60. Species Synechococcus linearis (Schmidle & Lauterborn) Komárek, 1970 accepted as Rhabdoderma lineare Schmidle & Lauterborn, 1900
    61. Species Synechococcus major Schröter, 1884 accepted as Cyanothece major (Schröter) Komárek, 1976
    62. Species Synechococcus marinus Ercegovic, 1932 accepted as Aphanothece marina (Ercegovic) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
    63. Species Synechococcus minutus W. West, 1912 accepted as Cyanobium parvum (Migula) J. Komárek, J. Kopeck & V. Cepák, 1999
    64. Species Synechococcus notatus Skuja, 1964 accepted as Cyanobacterium notatum (Skuja) J. Komárek, J. Kopecký & V. Cepák, 1999
    65. Species Synechococcus parvulus Nägeli, 1948 accepted as Synechococcus elongatus (Nägeli) Nägeli, 1849
    66. Species Synechococcus parvus Migula, 1906 accepted as Cyanobium parvum (Migula) J. Komárek, J. Kopeck & V. Cepák, 1999
    67. Species Synechococcus plancticus G. Drews, H. Prauser & D. Uhlmann, 1961 accepted as Cyanobium plancticum (G. Drews, H. Prauser & D. Uhlmann) J. Komárek, J. Kopecký & V. Cepák, 1999
    68. Species Synechococcus racemosus Wolle, 1881 accepted as Synechococcus elongatus (Nägeli) Nägeli, 1849
    69. Species Synechococcus rubescens T.P. Chang, 1980 accepted as Cyanobium rubescens (T.P. Chang) J. Komárek, J. Kopeck & V. Cepák, 1999
    70. Species Synechococcus virga-rosea T.P. Chang, 1980 accepted as Cyanobium virga-rosea (T.P. Chang) J. Komárek, J. Kopecký & V. Cepák, 1999
  20. Genus Bacularia A. Borzì, 1905 accepted as Bacillosiphon Copeland, 1936 (junior homonym)
    1. Species Bacularia caerulescens Borzì, 1905
    2. Species Bacularia coerulescens Borzì
    3. Species Bacularia gracilis Komárek, 1995
    4. Species Bacularia indurata (Copeland) Frémy, 1949
    5. Species Bacularia thermalis Frémy, 1949
    6. Species Bacularia vermicularis (Fedorov) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
  21. Genus Borziella E.A. Molinari-Novoa & M.D. Guiry in Molinari-Novoa et al., 2021 accepted as Bacillosiphon Copeland, 1936 (superfluous replacement name)
  22. Genus Chroobacter E.G. Pringsheim, 1953 accepted as Synechococcus Nägeli, 1849
    1. Species Chroobacter vantieghemii Pringsheim, 1953 accepted as Synechococcus vantieghemii (Pringsheim) Bourrelly, 1970
  23. Genus Lauterbornia E.G. Pringsheim, 1968 accepted as Synechococcus Nägeli, 1849
    1. Species Lauterbornia nidulans Pringsheim, 1968 accepted as Synechococcus nidulans (Pringsheim) Komárek, 1970
  24. Genus Nostocopsis K. Mädler, 1963 † accepted as Maedleria E.A. Molinari-Novoa & M.D. Guiry, 2021 † (junior homonym)
    1. Species Nostocopsis saprolithica Mädler †
  25. Genus Sphaerodictyon L. Geitler, 1925 accepted as Cyanodictyon Pascher, 1914
    1. Species Sphaerodictyon reticulatum (Lemmermann) Geitler, 1925 accepted as Cyanodictyon reticulatum (Lemmermann) Geitler, 1925
  26. Genus Spirillopsis E. Naumann, 1922 accepted as Rhabdoderma Schmidle & Lauterborn, 1900
    1. Species Spirillopsis irregularis Naumann, 1921 accepted as Rhabdoderma irregulare (Naumann) Geitler, 1925
  27. Genus Thermosynechococcus H. Katoh, S. Itoh, J.-R. Shen & M. Ikeuchi, 2001 accepted as Synechococcus Nägeli, 1849 (not validly published)
    1. Species Thermosynechococcus elongatus Katoh, Itoh, Shen & Ikeuchi, 2001
    2. Species Thermosynechococcus vulcanus (Copeland) Katoh et al.
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Not documented
IRMNG (2025). Synechococcaceae Komárek & Anagnostidis. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105763 on 2025-04-30
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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
2017-05-28 23:57:38Z
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Rees, Tony
2019-02-12 21:45:15Z
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Rees, Tony

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. <em>Preslia.</em> 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. <em>Preslia.</em> 86: 295-335. [details] 

extant flag source as per included genera [details] 

habitat flag source Carr and Whitton (1982) [details] 

habitat flag source Aphia 2006 [details] 
Unreviewed
Descriptive info Includes marine genera (Aphia 2006) and FW (Carr and Whitton 1982) [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]
To WoRMS 
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