WoRMS taxon details
Microcystis Lemmermann, 1907
Clathrocystis Henfrey, 1856 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Diplocystis Trevisan, 1848 · unaccepted
Micraloa Biasoletto, 1832 · unaccepted
Microhaloa Kützing, 1843 · unaccepted
Polycystis (Kützing) Kützing, 1849 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Sphinctosiphon G.S.West, 1907 · unaccepted
Vesicularia P.Micheli ex Targioni Tozzetti, 1826 · unaccepted
- Species Microcystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Kützing, 1846
- Species Microcystis amethystina (Filarszky) Forti, 1907
- Species Microcystis argentea J.Schiller, 1954
- Species Microcystis bengalensis Banerjii, 1936
- Species Microcystis botrys Teiling, 1942
- Species Microcystis comperei Komárek, 1984
- Species Microcystis complanata Skuja, 1964
- Species Microcystis densa G.S.West, 1909
- Species Microcystis dimidiata (Kützing) P.C.Silva, 1996
- Species Microcystis dimorpha Joosten, 2006
- Species Microcystis donnellii Wolle, 1879
- Species Microcystis elabentoides Zalessky, 1926
- Species Microcystis elongata Desikachary, 1959
- Species Microcystis exigua M.D.Zalessky, 1926
- Species Microcystis firma (Kützing) Schmidle, 1902
- Species Microcystis flos-aquae (Wittrock) Kirchner, 1898
- Species Microcystis fuscolutea (Hansgirg) Forti, 1907
- Species Microcystis grevillii
- Species Microcystis ichthyoblabe (G.Kunze) Kützing, 1843
- Species Microcystis lamelliformis Holsinger, 1954
- Species Microcystis lutescens J.Schiller, 1954
- Species Microcystis marginata (Meneghini) Kützing, 1846
- Species Microcystis maxima C.Bernard, 1908
- Species Microcystis merismopedioides F.E.Fritsch, 1912
- Species Microcystis natans Lemmermann ex Skuja, 1934
- Species Microcystis novacekii (Komárek) Compère, 1974
- Species Microcystis ochracea (Brand) Lemmermann, 1907
- Species Microcystis orissica West, 1911
- Species Microcystis ovalis Hollenberg, 1939
- Species Microcystis panniformis Komárek, Komárková-Legnerová, Sant'Anna, M.T.P.Azevedo & P.A.C.Senna, 2002
- Species Microcystis prasina (Wittrock) Lemmermann, 1904
- Species Microcystis protocystis W.B.Crow, 1923
- Species Microcystis protogenita (Biasoletto) Rabenhorst, 1865
- Species Microcystis pseudofilamentosa W.B.Crow, 1923
- Species Microcystis pulverea (H.C.Wood) Forti, 1907
- Species Microcystis ramosa Bharadwaya, 1935
- Species Microcystis reticulata Lemmermann
- Species Microcystis robusta (H.W.Clark) Nygaard, 1925
- Species Microcystis rosea Kufferath, 1942
- Species Microcystis scripta (P.Richter) Lemmermann, 1903
- Species Microcystis smithii Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
- Species Microcystis splendens Hollenberg, 1939
- Species Microcystis supersalsa J.Schiller, 1956
- Species Microcystis thermalis Yoneda, 1938
- Species Microcystis toxica E.L.Stephens, 1948
- Species Microcystis viridis (A.Braun) Lemmermann, 1903
- Species Microcystis wesenbergii (Komárek) Komárek ex Komárek, 2006
- Species Microcystis zanardinii (Hauck) P.Silva, 1996
- Species Microcystis zanardinii. (Hauck) P. Silva
- Species Microcystis anodontae (Hansgirg) Elenkin, 1938 accepted as Aphanocapsa rivularis (Carmichael) Rabenhorst, 1865 (synonym)
- Species Microcystis aphanothecoides Zalessky, 1926 accepted as Aphanothece elabens (Meneghini) Elenkin, 1936 (synonym)
- Species Microcystis atra Kützing, 1833 accepted as Gloeocapsa atrata Kützing, 1843 (synonym)
- Species Microcystis biformis (A.Braun) Bourrelly, 1970 accepted as Aphanocapsa biformis A.Braun, 1879 (synonym)
- Species Microcystis calciphila Schwabe, 1947 accepted as Aphanocapsa rivularis (Carmichael) Rabenhorst, 1865 (synonym)
- Species Microcystis clarionensis (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) J.De Toni, 1938 accepted as Chlorogloea clarionensis (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Beljakova, 2010
- Species Microcystis concharum (Hansgirg) P.C.Silva, 1996 accepted as Aphanocapsa concharum Hansgirg, 1890
- Species Microcystis delicatissima (W. & G.S.West) Starmach, 1966 accepted as Aphanocapsa delicatissima West & G.S.West, 1912
- Species Microcystis elabens (Brébisson) Kützing, 1846 accepted as Aphanothece elabens (Meneghini) Elenkin, 1936 (synonym)
- Species Microcystis elachista (West & G.S.West) Starmach, 1966 accepted as Aphanocapsa elachista West & G.S.West, 1894 (synonym)
- Species Microcystis feldmannii (Frémy) Kossinskaja, 1948 accepted as Aphanocapsa feldmannii Frémy, 1933 (synonym)
- Species Microcystis ferruginea Wawrik, 1963 accepted as Cyanogranis ferruginea (F.Wawrik) Hindák ex Hindák, 2006 (synonym)
- Species Microcystis floccosa Zalessky, 1925 accepted as Aphanothece floccosa (Zalessky) Cronberg & Komárek, 1994 (synonym)
- Species Microcystis grevillei (Berkeley) Elenkin, 1938 accepted as Aphanocapsa grevillei (Berkeley) Rabenhorst, 1865 (Synonym)
- Species Microcystis halophila B.Martens & Pankow, 1972 accepted as Aphanocapsa litoralis Hansgirg, 1892 (synonym)
- Species Microcystis holsatica (Lemmermann) Lemmermann, 1907 accepted as Aphanocapsa holsatica (Lemmermann) G.Cronberg & Komárek, 1994 (synonym)
- Species Microcystis incerta (Lemmermann) Lemmermann, 1903 accepted as Aphanocapsa incerta (Lemmermann) G.Cronberg & Komárek, 1994
- Species Microcystis litoralis (Hansgirg) Aboal, 1988 accepted as Aphanocapsa litoralis Hansgirg, 1892
- Species Microcystis litoralis (Hansgirg) Forti, 1907 accepted as Aphanocapsa litoralis Hansgirg, 1892 (synonym)
- Species Microcystis marina (Hansgirg) P.C.Silva, 1996 accepted as Aphanocapsa marina Hansgirg, 1890 (synonym)
- Species Microcystis mellea Meneghini, 1842 accepted as Gloeocapsa mellea (Meneghini) Kützing, 1847
- Species Microcystis microcystiformis (Hindák) Joosten, 2006 accepted as Sphaerocavum microcystiforme (Hindák) Azevedo & Sant' Anna, 2003
- Species Microcystis microspora Meneghini, 1842 accepted as Aphanothece microspora (Meneghini) Rabenhorst, 1863
- Species Microcystis minima C. Bernard, 1908 accepted as Coelomoron minimum (C. Bernard) J.Komárková-Legnerová & R.Tavera, 1996 (synonym)
- Species Microcystis minuta Kylin, 1937 accepted as Aphanocapsa minuta (Kylin) Whitton, 2011
- Species Microcystis minutissima West, 1912 accepted as Anathece minutissima (West) Komárek, Kastovsky & Jezberová, 2011 (synonym)
- Species Microcystis montigena Hoffmann, 1986 accepted as Aphanocapsa muscicola (Meneghini) Wille, 1919 (synonym)
- Species Microcystis muscicola (Meneghini) Elenkin, 1938 accepted as Aphanocapsa muscicola (Meneghini) Wille, 1919 (synonym)
- Species Microcystis nigra Meneghini, 1842 accepted as Gloeocapsa nigra (Meneghini) Grunow, 1865
- Species Microcystis pallida (Kützing) Lemmermann, 1907 accepted as Aphanothece pallida (Kützing) Rabenhorst, 1863
- Species Microcystis parasitica Kützing, 1843 accepted as Aphanocapsa parasitica (Kützing) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995 (synonym)
- Species Microcystis parietina (Nägeli) Elenkin, 1938 accepted as Aphanocapsa parietina Nägeli, 1849 (synonym)
- Species Microcystis paroliniana Meneghini, 1842 accepted as Gloeocapsa paroliniana (Meneghini) Kützing, 1847
- Species Microcystis protea J.J.Copeland, 1936 accepted as Aphanocapsa protea (J.J.Copeland) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
- Species Microcystis pulchra (Kützing) J.Stein, 1976 accepted as Microcystis smithii Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995 (synonym)
- Species Microcystis punctata J.Schiller, 1954 accepted as Microcystis scripta (P.Richter) Lemmermann, 1903 (synonym)
- Species Microcystis raspaigellae (Hauck) Kosinskaja, 1948 accepted as Aphanocapsa raspaigellae (Hauck) Frémy, 1933 (synonym)
- Species Microcystis reinboldii (Richter) Forti, 1907 accepted as Aphanocapsa reinboldii (Richter) Komárek & Anagnostidis, 1995
- Species Microcystis richteriana (Hieronymus) P.Silva, 1996 accepted as Aphanocapsa richteriana Hieronymus, 1892
- Species Microcystis salina (Woronichin) Elenkin, 1938 accepted as Aphanocapsa salina Woronichin [Voronichin], 1929
- Species Microcystis salinarum (Hansgirg) P.C.Silva, 1996 accepted as Aphanocapsa salinarum Hansgirg, 1887
- Species Microcystis sanguinea (C.Agardh) Kützing, 1833 accepted as Gloeocapsa sanguinea (C.Agardh) Kützing, 1843
- Species Microcystis stagnalis (Lemmermann) Lemmermann, 1903 accepted as Aphanocapsa stagnalis (Lemmermann) Beljakova, 2004
- Species Microcystis stereophysalis Meneghini, 1844 accepted as Tetraspora stereophysalis (Meneghini) Kützing, 1847
- Species Microcystis testacea (Nägeli ex Kützing) Elenkin, 1938 accepted as Aphanocapsa testacea (Kützing) Nägeli, 1849 (synonym)
- Species Microcystis thermalis (Brügger) Claus, 1959 accepted as Aphanocapsa thermalis Brügger, 1863 (synonym)
- Species Microcystis violacea (Corda) Kützing, 1833 accepted as Gloeocapsa cordae Guiry, 2017 (synonym)
- Species Microcystis atrovirens (Corda) Kützing, 1833 (uncertain, uncertain taxonomic status subjected to verification)
- Species Microcystis densa Schiller, 1956 (uncertain)
- Species Microcystis migulae G.De Toni, 1939 (uncertain, uncertain taxonomic status subjected to verification)
- Species Microcystis roseo-persicinus (Kützing) G.S.West, 1904 (uncertain, uncertain taxonomic status subjected to verification)
- Species Microcystis rubescens (Brébisson) Meneghini, 1842 (uncertain)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Lemmermann, E. (1907). Cryptogamenfl. <em>Mark Brandenb.</em> 3/1: 45. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:7066
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:7066 [details]
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2024). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Microcystis Lemmermann, 1907. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146557 on 2024-09-23
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Lemmermann, E. (1907). Cryptogamenfl. <em>Mark Brandenb.</em> 3/1: 45. [details]
basis of record 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., available online at https://books.google.be/books?hl=pt-PT&lr=&id=vtBdDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR11&dq=Catalogue+of+the+benthic+marine+algae+of+the+Indian+Ocean&ots=FL-YOKu8Cx&sig=3PmT926F1rNHQTf1AhDeY-ztmu4#v=onepage&q=Catalogue%20of%20the%20benthic%20marine%20algae%20of%20the%20 [details]
additional source CyanoDB, available online at http://www.cyanodb.cz [details]
additional source Hällfors, G. (2004). Checklist of Baltic Sea Phytoplankton Species (including some heterotrophic protistan groups). <em>Baltic Sea Environment Proceedings.</em> No. 95: 210 pp., available online at http://helcom.fi/Lists/Publications/BSEP95.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2024). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
basis of record 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., available online at https://books.google.be/books?hl=pt-PT&lr=&id=vtBdDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR11&dq=Catalogue+of+the+benthic+marine+algae+of+the+Indian+Ocean&ots=FL-YOKu8Cx&sig=3PmT926F1rNHQTf1AhDeY-ztmu4#v=onepage&q=Catalogue%20of%20the%20benthic%20marine%20algae%20of%20the%20 [details]
additional source CyanoDB, available online at http://www.cyanodb.cz [details]
additional source Hällfors, G. (2004). Checklist of Baltic Sea Phytoplankton Species (including some heterotrophic protistan groups). <em>Baltic Sea Environment Proceedings.</em> No. 95: 210 pp., available online at http://helcom.fi/Lists/Publications/BSEP95.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2024). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
From editor or global species database
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:7066 [details]From other sources
Remark Nom. Cons. [details]
CyanoDB
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Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Clathrocystis Henfrey, 1856)
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Vesicularia P.Micheli ex Targioni Tozzetti, 1826)
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Micraloa Biasoletto, 1832)
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Polycystis (Kützing) Kützing, 1849)
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Microhaloa Kützing, 1843)
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Diplocystis Trevisan, 1848)
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Sphinctosiphon G.S.West, 1907)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Diplocystis) (from synonym Diplocystis Trevisan, 1848)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Microcystis)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polycystis) (from synonym Polycystis (Kützing) Kützing, 1849)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Vesicularia) (from synonym Vesicularia P.Micheli ex Targioni Tozzetti, 1826)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Vesicularia) (from synonym Vesicularia P.Micheli ex Targioni Tozzetti, 1826)
To ITIS
PlanktonNet Image
Published in AlgaeBase
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Clathrocystis Henfrey, 1856)
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Vesicularia P.Micheli ex Targioni Tozzetti, 1826)
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Micraloa Biasoletto, 1832)
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Polycystis (Kützing) Kützing, 1849)
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Microhaloa Kützing, 1843)
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Diplocystis Trevisan, 1848)
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Sphinctosiphon G.S.West, 1907)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Diplocystis) (from synonym Diplocystis Trevisan, 1848)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Microcystis)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polycystis) (from synonym Polycystis (Kützing) Kützing, 1849)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Vesicularia) (from synonym Vesicularia P.Micheli ex Targioni Tozzetti, 1826)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Vesicularia) (from synonym Vesicularia P.Micheli ex Targioni Tozzetti, 1826)
To ITIS