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Merismopediaceae 
AphiaID: 146608

Classification: Biota > Bacteria (Kingdom) > Gracilicutes (Subkingdom) > Cyanobacteria (Phylum) > Cyanophyceae (Class) > Synechococcophycideae (Subclass) > Synechococcales (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Synechococcales
Source  basis of record: Algaebase, available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]

Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Subfamily Gomphosphaerioideae
  » Genus Coelomoron Buell, 1938
» Genus Coelosphaerium Nägeli, 1849
» Genus Siphonosphaera Hindák, 1988
» Genus Snowella Elenkin, 1938
» Genus Coelocystis Nägeli, 1849 (unaccepted)
Subfamily Merismopedioideae
  » Genus Aphanocapsa Nägeli, 1849
» Genus Coccopedia Troickaja, 1922
» Genus Coelosphaeriopsis Lemmermann, 1899
» Genus Cyanotetras Hindák, 1988
» Genus Eucapsis Clements & Shantz, 1909
» Genus Geminocystis Korelusová, Kastovský & Komárek, 2009
» Genus Lithococcus Ercegovc, 1925
» Genus Lithomyxa Howe, 1932
» Genus Mantellum P.[J.L.] Dangeard, 1941
» Genus Merismopedia Meyen, 1839
» Genus Paracapsa Naumann, 1924
» Genus Synechocystis Sauvageau, 1892
» Genus Agmenellum Brébisson, 1839 accepted as Merismopedia Meyen, 1839
» Genus Gonidium Ehrenberg, 1849 (unaccepted)
» Genus Holopedium Lagerheim, 1893 accepted as Microcrocis Richter, 1892
» Genus Pseudoholopedia (Ryppowa) Elenkin, 1938 (unaccepted)
Genus Pilgeria Schmidle, 1901

Genus Beckia Elenkin, 1933 (unaccepted)
Environment marine
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146608
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2005-01-27 09:58:12Z  created  db_admin
2010-08-10 07:06:29Z  changed  Guiry, Michael D.
  
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  Citation: Guiry, Michael D. (2013). Merismopediaceae. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2013). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146608 on 2013-05-25
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