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Microcystis Lemmermann, 1907

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
GENUS
Published in
Lemmermann, E. (1907). Cryptogamenfl. <em>Mark Brandenb.</em> 3/1: 45.

Classification

kingdom
Bacteria
phylum
Cyanobacteria
class
Cyanobacteriia
order
Cyanobacteriales
family
Microcystaceae
genus
Microcystis

Name

Synonyms
Clathrocystis Henfrey, 1856
Diplocystis Trevisan, 1848
Micraloa Biasoletto, 1832
Microcystis
Microhaloa Kützing, 1843
Polycystis (Kützing) Kützing, 1849
Sphaerothrombium Kützing, 1833
Sphinctosiphon G.S.West, 1907
Vesicularia Micheli ex G.Targioni-Tozzetti, 1826
Homonyms
Microcystis H.Beck, 1838
Microcystis Lemmermann, 1907
Microcystis F.T.Kützing, 1833
Microcystis

Bibliographic References

  1. Aphia 2006
  2. Carr and Whitton (1982)
  3. CoL2006
  4. CyanoDB
  5. CyanoDB (May 2011)
  6. Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version).
  7. Farr, E. R.; Zijlstra, G. (eds). (1996-current). Index Nominum Genericorum (ING). A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the ICN: International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants. [previously: organisms covered by the International Code for Botanical Nomenclature] (2007 version).
  8. Guiry & Guiry (2017) AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.
  9. Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD.
  10. Hällfors, G. (2004). Checklist of Baltic Sea Phytoplankton Species (including some heterotrophic protistan groups). <em>Baltic Sea Environment Proceedings.</em> No. 95: 210 pp.
  11. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  12. Karlson (2008) Bearbetad lista över encelliga organismer i marin miljö. Listan följer Algaebase (http://www.algaebase.org) och har bearbetats av Bengt Karlson (SMHI).
  13. Lemmermann, E. (1907). Cryptogamenfl. <em>Mark Brandenb.</em> 3/1: 45.
  14. SN2000/Komárek & Hauer, 2004
  15. SN2000/Komárek & Hauer, 2004
  16. Silva, P. C.; Basson, P. W.; Moe, R. L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. <em>University of California Publications in Botany.</em> 79: 1-1259.
  17. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
  18. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
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