WoRMS taxon details
Microcoleaceae O.Strunecky, J.R.Johansen & J.Komárek, 2013
- Genus Affixifilum Lefler, Berthold & Laughinghouse, 2021
- Genus Ammatoidea West & G.S.West, 1897
- Genus Arthrospira Sitzenberger ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Arthrospira ardissonei Forti, 1907
- Species Arthrospira laxissima Setchell, 1924
- Species Arthrospira margaritae (Frémy) Gomont ex Anagnostidis & Komárek, 2005
- Species Arthrospira massartii Kufferath, 1914
- Species Arthrospira miniata Gomont, 1892
- Species Arthrospira platensis Gomont, 1892
- Species Arthrospira breviarticulata Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1918 accepted as Spirulina breviarticulata (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Geitler, 1932 (synonym)
- Species Arthrospira funiformis Vouk, 1915 accepted as Oscillatoria funiformis (Vouk) Komárek, 2001 (synonym)
- Species Arthrospira leopoliensis Raciborski, 1910 accepted as Romeria leopoliensis (Raciborski) Koczwara, 1932 (synonym)
- Species Arthrospira major (Kützing ex Gomont) W.B.Crow, 1927 accepted as Spirulina major Kützing ex Gomont, 1892 (synonym)
- Species Arthrospira maxima Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1917 accepted as Limnospira maxima (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Nowicka-Krawczyk, Mühlsteinová & Hauer, 2019
- Species Arthrospira oceanica W.B.Crow, 1927 accepted as Spirulina subsalsa Oersted ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Arthrospira setchellii De Toni, 1936 accepted as Arthrospira laxissima Setchell, 1924
- Species Arthrospira subsalsa (Oersted ex Gomont) W.B.Crow, 1927 accepted as Spirulina subsalsa Oersted ex Gomont, 1892
- Genus Blennothrix Kützing ex Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988
- Species Blennothrix boergesenii (N.L.Gardner) Anagnostidis, 2001
- Species Blennothrix cantharidosma (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988
- Species Blennothrix comoides (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988
- Species Blennothrix confluens (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) I.Umezaki, 1995
- Species Blennothrix glutinosa (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 2001
- Species Blennothrix lyngbyacea (Kützing ex Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988
- Species Blennothrix major (Holden) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988
- Species Blennothrix mirifica (C.-C.Jao) Anagnostidis, 2001
- Genus Capilliphycus T.A.Caires, Sant'Anna & J.M.Nunes, 2019
- Genus Dapis N.Engene, A.Tronholm & V.J.Paul, 2018
- Genus Homoeothrix (Thuret ex Bornet & Flahault) Kirchner, 1898
- Species Homoeothrix rubra P.Crouan & H.Crouan ex Kirchner, 1898
- Species Homoeothrix gracilis (Hansgirg) Komárek & Kovácik, 1987 accepted as Tapinothrix gracilis (Hansgirg) Bohunická & J.R.Johansen, 2011
- Species Homoeothrix violacea (Bornet & Flahault) Komárek & Kann, 1973 accepted as Tapinothrix violacea Bohunická & J.R.Johansen, 2011
- Genus Hydrocoleum Kützing Ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Hydrocoleum cantharidosmum Gomont, 1892
- Species Hydrocoleum cavanillesii P.González, 1946
- Species Hydrocoleum codicola Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1924
- Species Hydrocoleum floccosum Gomont, 1892
- Species Hydrocoleum lenormandii G.Martens, 1871
- Species Hydrocoleum meneghinianum Kützing ex Forti, 1907
- Species Hydrocoleum penicillatum W.R.Taylor, 1929
- Species Hydrocoleum boergesenii N.L.Gardner, 1932 accepted as Blennothrix boergesenii (N.L.Gardner) Anagnostidis, 2001 (synonym)
- Species Hydrocoleum coccineum Gomont, 1892 accepted as Symplocastrum coccineum (Gomont) Anagnostidis, 2001 (synonym)
- Species Hydrocoleum comoides Gomont, 1892 accepted as Blennothrix comoides (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 (synonym)
- Species Hydrocoleum confluens (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Drouet, 1942 accepted as Blennothrix confluens (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) I.Umezaki, 1995 (synonym)
- Species Hydrocoleum glutinosum Gomont ex Gomont, 1892 accepted as Blennothrix glutinosa (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 2001 (synonym)
- Species Hydrocoleum lyngbyaceum Kützing ex Gomont, 1892 accepted as Blennothrix lyngbyacea (Kützing ex Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 (synonym)
- Species Hydrocoleum majus Holden, 1899 accepted as Blennothrix major (Holden) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 (synonym)
- Species Hydrocoleum kurzii G.Martens, 1869 (uncertain)
- Genus Leibleinia (Gomont) Hoffman, 1985
- Species Leibleinia adherens (Setchell & Gardner) R.N.Beljakova, 2002
- Species Leibleinia aeruginea (N.L.Gardner) Anagnostidis, 2001
- Species Leibleinia gracilis (Rabenhorst ex Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988
- Species Leibleinia kussakinii R.N.Beljakova, 2002
- Species Leibleinia littoralis P.Crouan & H.Crouan ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Leibleinia subtilis (Holden) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988
- Species Leibleinia aeruginea Kützing, 1843 accepted as Calothrix aeruginea Thuret ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886 (synonym)
- Species Leibleinia agardhii (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 accepted as Lyngbya agardhii Gomont, 1892
- Species Leibleinia baculum (Gomont) Hoffmann, 1985 accepted as Phormidium baculum (Gomont ex Gomont) Anagnostidis, 2001 (synonym)
- Species Leibleinia confervicola (Dillwyn) Endlicher, 1843 accepted as Calothrix confervicola C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886 (synonym)
- Species Leibleinia holdenii (Forti) P.C.Silva, 1996 accepted as Phormidium holdenii (Forti) Branco, Sant'Anna, Azevedo & Sormus, 1997 (synonym)
- Species Leibleinia martensiana (Meneghini) Kützing, 1847 accepted as Lyngbya martensiana Meneghini ex Gomont, 1892 (synonym)
- Species Leibleinia meneghiniana Kützing, 1843 accepted as Lyngbya meneghiniana Gomont, 1892 (synonym)
- Species Leibleinia nordgaardii Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 accepted as Leibleinia willei (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) P.C.Silva, 1996 (synonym)
- Species Leibleinia semiplena (C.Agardh) Kützing, 1843 accepted as Lyngbya semiplena J.Agardh ex Gomont, 1892 (synonym)
- Species Leibleinia willei (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) P.C.Silva, 1996 accepted as Heteroleibleinia epiphytica Komárek, 2001
- Species Leibleinia zostericola (Hornemann) Endlicher, 1843 accepted as Calothrix confervicola C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886 (synonym)
- Species Leibleinia epizooica (Setchell & Gardner) R.N.Beljakova, 2002 (uncertain)
- Species Leibleinia seriata Kützing (uncertain)
- Genus Leptochromothrix D.E.Berthold, Lefler & Laughinghouse, 2020
- Genus Limnospira Nowicka-Krawczyk, Mühlsteinová & Hauer, 2019
- Genus Lyngbya C.Agardh ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Lyngbya adherens Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1937
- Species Lyngbya adriae Ercegovic, 1957
- Species Lyngbya aestuarii Liebman ex Gomont, 1892
- Forma Lyngbya aestuarii f. aeruginosa Gomont, 1892
- Forma Lyngbya aestuarii f. ferruginea Gomont, 1892
- Forma Lyngbya aestuarii f. limicola Gomont, 1892
- Forma Lyngbya aestuarii f. natans Gomont, 1892
- Forma Lyngbya aestuarii f. spectabilis Gomont, 1892
- Forma Lyngbya aestuarii f. symplocoidea Gomont, 1892
- Variety Lyngbya aestuarii var. tenuis Dixit, 1936
- Variety Lyngbya aestuarii var. ferruginea Farlow, 1881 accepted as Lyngbya aestuarii f. ferruginea Gomont, 1892 (synonym)
- Variety Lyngbya aestuarii var. natans (Gomont) Lily Newton, 1931 accepted as Lyngbya aestuarii f. natans Gomont, 1892 (synonym)
- Variety Lyngbya aestuarii var. spectabilis (Gomont) Lily Newton, 1931 accepted as Lyngbya aestuarii f. spectabilis Gomont, 1892 (synonym)
- Variety Lyngbya aestuarii var. symplocoidea (Gomont) Lily Newton, 1931 accepted as Lyngbya aestuarii f. symplocoidea Gomont, 1892 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya agardhii Gomont, 1892
- Species Lyngbya algicola Hoffmann, 1990
- Species Lyngbya amphiroae C.-C.Jao, 1948
- Species Lyngbya arenaria (Gomont) Hansgirg, 1889
- Species Lyngbya chungii Drouet, 1942
- Species Lyngbya cinerascens Kützing ex Biswas, 1926
- Species Lyngbya codicola Setchell & Gardner, 1937
- Species Lyngbya confervoides C.Agardh ex Gomont, 1892
- Forma Lyngbya confervoides f. salina (Kützing) Elenkin, 1949 accepted as Lyngbya salina Kützing ex Gomont, 1892 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya congesta P.Crouan & H.Crouan ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Lyngbya consociata Setchell & Gardner, 1937
- Species Lyngbya contexta C.Agardh ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Lyngbya dangeardii Frémy, 1941
- Species Lyngbya demoulinii L.Hoffmann, 1994
- Species Lyngbya effusa Harvey, 1860
- Species Lyngbya epizooica Setchell & Gardner, 1937
- Species Lyngbya fulva Harvey ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Lyngbya guaymensis Drouet, 1942
- Species Lyngbya hyalina Harvey ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Lyngbya irregularis Pankow & Jahnke, 1964
- Species Lyngbya lithophila Ercegovic, 1932
- Species Lyngbya litorea Hauck ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Lyngbya lutea Gomont ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Lyngbya luteofusca Gomont, 1892
- Species Lyngbya majuscula Harvey ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Lyngbya margaritacea Kützing ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Lyngbya martensiana Meneghini ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Lyngbya meneghiniana Gomont, 1892
- Species Lyngbya mittsii Phillips, 1959
- Species Lyngbya nigrescens Harvey ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Lyngbya noronhae Dickie ex Forti, 1907
- Species Lyngbya obscura P.Crouan & H.Crouan ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Lyngbya pellucida I.Umezaki, 1955
- Species Lyngbya prostrata Setchell & Gardner, 1937
- Species Lyngbya pusilla Harvey ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Lyngbya rufescens P.Crouan & H.Crouan, 1878
- Species Lyngbya salina Kützing ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Lyngbya semiplena J.Agardh ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Lyngbya sinuosa Setchell & Gardner, 1937
- Species Lyngbya sordida Gomont, 1892
- Forma Lyngbya sordida f. bostrychicola Gomont, 1892 accepted as Lyngbya sordida Gomont, 1892 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya tenerrima Thuret ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Lyngbya tropica Kützing ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Lyngbya usterii Schmidle, 1904
- Species Lyngbya amphibia (C.Agardh) Hansgirg, 1884 accepted as Geitlerinema amphibium (Gomont) Anagnostidis, 1989 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya amphibia Hansgirg ex Gomont, 1892 accepted as Anagnostidinema amphibium (C.Agardh ex Gomont) Strunecký, Bohunická, J.R.Johansen & J.Komárek, 2017 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya atropurpurea Harvey, 1860 accepted as Lyngbya confervoides C.Agardh ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Lyngbya atrovirens Harvey, 1860 accepted as Lyngbya confervoides C.Agardh ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Lyngbya baculum Gomont ex Gomont, 1892 accepted as Phormidium baculum (Gomont ex Gomont) Anagnostidis, 2001 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya bicolor P.Crouan & H.Crouan ex Gomont, 1892 accepted as Phormidium puteale (Montagne ex Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988
- Species Lyngbya bostrychicola P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan, 1870 accepted as Lyngbya sordida Gomont, 1892 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya bouillonii L.Hoffmann & V.Demoulin, 1991 accepted as Moorea bouillonii (L.Hoffmann & V.Demoulin) Engene, Rottacker, Kastovsky, Byrum, Choi, Ellisman, Komárek & Gerwick, 2012
- Species Lyngbya calcicola (C.Agardh) Hansgirg, 1885 accepted as Schizothrix calcicola Gomont, 1892 (synonym)
- Variety Lyngbya calcicola var. symplociformis Hansgirg, 1885 accepted as Schizothrix calcicola f. symplociformis (Hansgirg) Poljansky, 1953 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya cantharidosma Montagne, 1841 accepted as Blennothrix cantharidosma (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya carmichaelii Harvey, 1833 accepted as Ulothrix flacca (Dillwyn) Thuret, 1863
- Species Lyngbya chaetomorphae Iyengar & Desikachary, 1944 accepted as Heteroleibleinia chaetomorphae (Iyengar & Desikachary) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya confervicola (Dillwyn) Rabenhorst, 1847 accepted as Calothrix confervicola C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya contorta Lemmermann, 1898 accepted as Planktolyngbya contorta (Lemmermann) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 (Basionym)
- Species Lyngbya corium Hansgirg, 1892 accepted as Phormidium corium Gomont ex Gomont, 1892 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya crassa J.Agardh ex Gomont, 1892 accepted as Lyngbya majuscula Harvey ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Lyngbya crassa P.Crouan & H.Crouan, 1865 accepted as Lyngbya major var. crassa P.Crouan & H.Crouan ex Gomont, 1892 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya epiphytica Wille, 1913 accepted as Leibleinia willei (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) P.C.Silva, 1996 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya erecta Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1930 accepted as Heteroleibleinia gardneri (Geitler) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya ferruginea C.Agardh, 1824 accepted as Lyngbya aestuarii f. ferruginea Gomont, 1892 (synonym)
- Variety Lyngbya ferruginea var. gelatinosa Ørsted, 1840 (uncertain, uncertain taxonomic status subjected to verification)
- Species Lyngbya flocculosa Zanardini, 1860 accepted as (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya fragilis (Gomont) Compère, 1974 accepted as Leptolyngbya fragilis (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya fuscopurpurea (Dillwyn) Hassall, 1845 accepted as Bangia fuscopurpurea (Dillwyn) Lyngbye, 1819 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya gardneri J.de Toni, 1934 accepted as Lyngbya drouetii G.De Toni, 1939 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya gardneri G.De Toni, 1934 accepted as Lyngbya drouetii G.De Toni, 1939 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya gloiophila Lemmermann, 1899 accepted as Leptolyngbya mucicola (Lemmermann) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988
- Species Lyngbya glutinosa C.Agardh, 1824 accepted as Blennothrix glutinosa (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 2001 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya gracilis Rabenhorst ex Gomont, 1892 accepted as Leibleinia gracilis (Rabenhorst ex Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya halophila Hansgirg, 1893 accepted as Leptolyngbya halophila (Hansgirg) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya incrustata (Nägeli) Hansgirg, 1893 accepted as Phormidium incrustatum Gomont ex Gomont, 1892 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya infixa Frémy, 1932 accepted as Heteroleibleinia infixa (Frémy) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya jadertina Kützing ex Hansgirg, 1893 accepted as Leptolyngbya jadertina (Kützing ex Hansgirg) Anagnostidis, 2001 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya juliana Meneghini, 1841 accepted as Homoeothrix juliana (Bornet & Flahault ex Gomont) Kirchner, 1898 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya littoralis (Carmichael) Cooke ex Forti, 1907 accepted as Lyngbya aestuarii Liebman ex Gomont, 1892 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya littoralis (Linnaeus) Dillwyn ex Gaillon, 1828 accepted as Pylaiella littoralis (Linnaeus) Kjellman, 1872 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya livida Ardissone, 1877 accepted as Lyngbya agardhii Gomont, 1892 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya longiarticulata Hansgirg, 1893 accepted as Jaaginema longiarticulata Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya mandruzzatiana Meneghini, 1843 accepted as Lyngbya mandruzzatiana Meneghini ex Gomont, 1892 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya melobesiearum Hansgirg, 1893 accepted as Jaaginema longiarticulata Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988
- Species Lyngbya mesotricha Skuja, 1949 accepted as Heteroleibleinia mesotricha (Skuja) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya microscopica P.Crouan & H.Crouan ex Gomont, 1892 accepted as Porphyrosiphon luteus (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988
- Species Lyngbya miniata Zanardini, 1861 accepted as Oscillatoria miniata Hauck ex Gomont, 1892 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya mucicola Lemmermann, 1904 accepted as Leptolyngbya mucicola (Lemmermann) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya mycoidea (Frémy) Compère, 1985 accepted as Leptolyngbya mycoidea (Frémy) Anagnostidis, 2001 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya obscura Kützing ex Gomont, 1892 accepted as Phormidium kuetzingianum (Kirchner ex Hansgirg) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988
- Species Lyngbya penicillata (Gomont) Hoffmann, 1990 accepted as Caldora penicillata (Gomont) Engene, Tronholm & V.J.Paul, 2015
- Species Lyngbya penicilliformis P.C.Silva, 1996 accepted as Caldora penicillata (Gomont) Engene, Tronholm & V.J.Paul, 2015
- Species Lyngbya persicina Reinke, 1889 accepted as Pseudanabaena persicina (Reinke ex Gomont) Anagnostidis, 2001 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya persicina Reinke ex Gomont, 1892 accepted as Pseudanabaena persicina (Reinke ex Gomont) Anagnostidis, 2001 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya priestleyi (F.E.Fritsch) P.A.C.Senna, 1983 accepted as Phormidium priestleyi F.E.Fritsch, 1917
- Species Lyngbya protospira Skuja, 1939 accepted as Leptolyngbya protospira (Skuja) Anagnostidis, 2001 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya rosea W.R.Taylor, 1928 accepted as Lyngbya sordida Gomont, 1892 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya scopulorum (Weber & Mohr) Zanardini, 1843 accepted as Calothrix scopulorum C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya simmonsiae (Collins) Drouet, 1939 accepted as Schizothrix simmonsiae Collins, 1900
- Species Lyngbya speciosa Carmichael, 1833 accepted as Ulothrix speciosa (Carmichael) Kützing, 1849 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya subsalsa (C.Agardh) Hansgirg, 1893 accepted as Spirulina subsalsa Oersted ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Lyngbya subtilis Holden, 1906 accepted as Phormidium holdenii (Forti) Branco, Sant'Anna, Azevedo & Sormus, 1997 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya willei Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1918 accepted as Heteroleibleinia epiphytica Komárek, 2001 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya wollei (Farlow ex Gomont) Speziale & Dyck, 1992 accepted as Microseira wollei (Farlow ex Gomont) G.B.McGregor & Sendall ex Kenins, 2017
- Species Lyngbya zostericola Endlicher ex Gomont, 1892 accepted as Calothrix confervicola var. zostericola (Hornemann) P.Crouan & H.Crouan, 1852 (synonym)
- Species Lyngbya conspicua Zanardini ex Frauenfeld, 1855 (uncertain)
- Species Lyngbya crustacea Zanardini, 1843 (uncertain)
- Species Lyngbya fontana P.Crouan & H.Crouan, 1878 (uncertain)
- Species Lyngbya funicularis Zanardini ex Frauenfeld, 1855 (uncertain)
- Species Lyngbya fuscata Zanardini ex Frauenfeld, 1855 (uncertain)
- Species Lyngbya phytonomoides Zanardini ex Frauenfeld, 1855 (uncertain)
- Species Lyngbya ramosa Zanardini ex Frauenfeld, 1855 (uncertain)
- Species Lyngbya subolivacea Hansgirg ex Gomont, 1892 (uncertain)
- Genus Microcoleus Desmazières ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Microcoleus acutirostris Gomont, 1892
- Species Microcoleus aitchinsonii Schaarschmidt, 1884
- Species Microcoleus anguiformis Harvey ex Kirchner, 1898
- Species Microcoleus chtonoplastes (Mertens) Zanardini
- Species Microcoleus codii Frémy, 1932
- Species Microcoleus grisea Thuret ex Bornet & Flahault, 1886
- Species Microcoleus howellii Setchell & Gardner, 1937
- Species Microcoleus majusculus C.K.Tseng & M.Hua, 1984
- Species Microcoleus plantae Forti, 1907
- Species Microcoleus subsalsus (Gomont) Strunecky, Komárek & Johansen, 2013
- Species Microcoleus weeksiae Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1918
- Species Microcoleus boergesenii (N.L.Gardner) Frémy, 1939 accepted as Blennothrix boergesenii (N.L.Gardner) Anagnostidis, 2001
- Species Microcoleus cavanillesii González Guerrero, 1946 accepted as Trichocoleus cavanillesii (González Guerrero) Anagnostidis, 2001 (synonym)
- Species Microcoleus chthonoplastes Thuret ex Gomont, 1892 accepted as Coleofasciculus chthonoplastes (Thuret ex Gomont) M.Siegesmund, J.R.Johansen & T.Friedl, 2008 (synonym)
- Species Microcoleus confluens Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1918 accepted as Blennothrix confluens (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) I.Umezaki, 1995 (synonym)
- Species Microcoleus corium (C.Agardh) Rabenhorst, 1847 accepted as Phormidium corium Gomont ex Gomont, 1892 (synonym)
- Species Microcoleus lyngbyaceus (Gomont) Drouet, 1968 accepted as Blennothrix lyngbyacea (Kützing ex Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988
- Species Microcoleus polythrix Hansgirg, 1890 accepted as Trichocoleus polythrix (Forti) Anagnostidis, 2001 (synonym)
- Species Microcoleus sanctae-crucis Frémy, 1939 accepted as Trichocoleus sanctae-crucis (Frémy) Anagnostidis, 2001 (synonym)
- Species Microcoleus tenerrimus Gomont, 1892 accepted as Trichocoleus tenerrimus (Gomont) Anagnostidis, 2001 (synonym)
- Species Microcoleus voukii Frémy, 1932 accepted as Trichocoleus voukii (Frémy) Anagnostidis, 2001 (synonym)
- Species Microcoleus weeksii Setchell & N.L.Gardner accepted as Microcoleus weeksiae Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1918
- Species Microcoleus wuitneri Frémy, 1932 accepted as Trichocoleus wuitneri (Frémy) Anagnostidis, 2001 (synonym)
- Species Microcoleus guyanensis Crouan & Crouan, 1868 (uncertain, uncertain taxonomic status subjected to verification)
- Species Microcoleus lyngbyei (Kützing) P.Crouan & H.Crouan, 1867 (uncertain)
- Species Microcoleus salinus (Kützing) Montagne, 1851 (uncertain)
- Genus Neolyngbya Caires, Sant'Anna & J.M.C.Nunes, 2017
- Species Neolyngbya arenicola Caires, Sant'Anna & J.M.C.Nunes, 2017
- Species Neolyngbya granulosa Caires, Sant'Anna & J.M.C.Nunes, 2017
- Species Neolyngbya irregularis Caires, Sant'Anna & J.M.C.Nunes, 2017
- Species Neolyngbya maris-brasilis Caires, Sant'Anna & J.M.C.Nunes, 2017
- Species Neolyngbya nodulosa Caires, Sant'Anna & J.M.C.Nunes, 2017
- Species Neolyngbya tenuis Caires, Sant'Anna & J.M.C.Nunes, 2017
- Genus Okeania N.Engene, V.J.Paul, T.Byrum, W.H.Gerwick, A.Thor & M.H.Ellisman, 2013
- Species Okeania comitata Engene, Paul, Byrum, Gerwick, Thor & Ellisman, 2013
- Species Okeania erythroflocculosa Engene, Paul, Byrum, Gerwick, Thor & Ellisman, 2013
- Species Okeania hirsuta Engene, Paul, Byrum, Gerwick, Thor & Ellisman, 2013
- Species Okeania lorea Engene, Paul, Byrum, Gerwick, Thor & Ellisman, 2013
- Species Okeania plumata N.Engene, V.J.Paul, T.Byrum, W.H.Gerwick, A.Thor & M.H.Ellisman, 2013
- Genus Ophiophycus D.E.Berthold, Lefler & Laughinghouse, 2020
- Genus Planktothrix Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988
- Genus Plectonema Thuret ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Plectonema araucanum Schwabe, 1960
- Species Plectonema capitatum Lemmermann, 1907
- Species Plectonema corynoideum Beljakova, 1989
- Species Plectonema battersii Gomont, 1899 accepted as Pseudophormidium battersii (Gomont) Anagnostidis, 2001 (synonym)
- Species Plectonema calotrichoides Gomont, 1899 accepted as Leptolyngbya calotrichoides (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 (synonym)
- Species Plectonema endolithicum Ercegovic, 1932 accepted as Pseudoscytonema endolithicum (Ercegovic) Anagnostidis, 2005
- Species Plectonema golenkinianum Gomont, 1899 accepted as Pseudophormidium golenkinianum (Gomont) Anagnostidis, 2001 (synonym)
- Species Plectonema norvegicum Gomont, 1899 accepted as Leptolyngbya norvegica (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 (synonym)
- Species Plectonema terebrans Bornet & Flahault ex Gomont, 1892 accepted as Leptolyngbya terebrans (Bornet & Flahault ex Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988
- Forma Plectonema terebrans f. hansgirgiana Forti, 1907 (uncertain, uncertain taxonomic status subjected to verification)
- Species Plectonema subtile Gayral & Mazancourt, 1958 (uncertain)
- Genus Porphyrosiphon Kützing ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Porphyrosiphon versicolor (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988
- Species Porphyrosiphon luteus (Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 accepted as Lyngbya lutea Gomont ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Porphyrosiphon martensianus (Meneghini ex Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988 accepted as Lyngbya martensiana Meneghini ex Gomont, 1892 (synonym)
- Species Porphyrosiphon miniatus (Gomont) F.E.Drouet, 1968 accepted as Arthrospira miniata Gomont, 1892
- Genus Pseudoscytonema Elenkin, 1949
- Species Pseudoscytonema endolithicum (Ercegovic) Anagnostidis, 2005
- Species Pseudoscytonema corynoideum (Beljakova) Beljakova, 2000 (uncertain)
- Genus Sirenicapillaria D.E.Berthold, Lefler & Laughinghouse, 2022
- Genus Symplocastrum (Gomont) Kirchner, 1898
- Genus Tigrinifilum D.E.Berthold, Lefler & Laughinghouse, 2022
- Genus Trichodesmium Ehrenberg ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Trichodesmium clevei (J.Schmidt) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988
- Species Trichodesmium contortum (Wille ex O.Kirchner) Wille, 1903
- Species Trichodesmium erythraeum Ehrenberg ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Trichodesmium hildebrandtii Gomont, 1892
- Species Trichodesmium hildenbrandtii Gomont, 1892
- Species Trichodesmium lacustre Klebahn, 1895
- Species Trichodesmium lenticulare (Lemmermann) Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988
- Species Trichodesmium radians (Wille ex Kirchner) Golubic, 1978
- Species Trichodesmium scoboideum A.H.S.Lucas, 1919
- Species Trichodesmium thiebautii Gomont ex Gomont, 1890
- Species Trichodesmium hindsii Montagne, 1844 accepted as Trichodesmium erythraeum Ehrenberg ex Gomont, 1892
- Species Trichodesmium indicum (Hauck) Lemmermann, 1899 accepted as Trichodesmium hildebrandtii Gomont, 1892 (synonym)
- Species Trichodesmium tenue Wille, 1904 accepted as Trichodesmium radians (Wille ex Kirchner) Golubic, 1978
- Species Trichodesmium ehrenbergii Montagne, 1844 (uncertain, synonym)
- Forma Trichodesmium ehrenbergii f. indicum Hauck, 1888 accepted as Trichodesmium hildenbrandtii Gomont, 1892 (synonym)
- Genus Tychonema Anagnostidis & Komárek, 1988
- Genus Vermifilum D.E.Berthold, Lefler & Laughinghouse, 2020
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
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). Microcoleaceae O.Strunecky, J.R.Johansen & J.Komárek, 2013. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836366 on 2024-09-19
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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]