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Eucapsis

Eucapsis is a genus of cyanobacteria belonging to the family Merismopediaceae.

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Eucapsis
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Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Cyanobacteriota
Class: Cyanophyceae
Order: Synechococcales
Family: Merismopediaceae
Genus: Eucapsis
Clements and Shantz 19091

Eucapsis is a genus of cyanobacteria belonging to the family Merismopediaceae.2

The genus was first described by Clements and Shantz in 1909.2

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.3

Species:4

  • Eucapsis alpina Clements & Schantz, 1909
  • Eucapsis carpatica J. Komárek & F. Hindák, 1988
  • Eucapsis densa M.T.P. Azevedo et al.
  • Eucapsis himalayensis M. Watanabe & Komárek, 1994
  • Eucapsis minor (Skuja) Elenkin, 1933
  • Eucapsis minuta F.E. Fritsch, 1912
  • Eucapsis parallelepipedon (Schmidle) J. Komárek & F. Hindák, 1989
  • Eucapsis salina González-Guerrero, 1948
  • Eucapsis salina P. González, 1947
  • Eucapsis starmachii J. Komárek & F. Hindák, 1989
  • Eucapsis terrestris Akiyama, 1965
References

References

  1. "Genus: Eucapsis". lpsn.dsmz.de.
  2. "Eucapsis F.E.Clements & H.L.Shantz, 1909 :: Algaebase". www.algaebase.org. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. "Eucapsis Clements & Shantz, 1909". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  4. "IRMNG - Eucapsis Clements & Shantz, 1909". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 21 January 2021.