Name: Microcoleaceae (Hansgirg 1892) Strunecký et al. 2013
Etymology: Mi.cro.co.le.a’ce.ae. N.L. fem. pl. n. Microcoleaceae, the family of the genus Microcoleus
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mi-kro-ko-le-A-ke-a͡e, feminine
Type genus: Microcoleus Desmazières ex Gomont 1892
Valid publication:
Strunecky O, Komarek J, Johansen J, Lukesova A, Elster J. Molecular and morphological criteria for revision of the genus Microcoleus (Oscillatoriales, Cyanobacteria). J Phycol 2013; 49:1167-1180. 
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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
| Name | Kind |
|---|---|
| Microcoleaceae (Hansgirg 1889) Komárek et al. 2014 | homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name |
| Pseudoscytonemataceae Elenkin 1949 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) |
| Lyngbyaceae (Gomont 1892) Hansgirg 1892 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) |
| Plectonemataceae Elenkin 1949 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) |
| Vermifilaceae Berthold et al. 2020 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) |
| Sirenicapillariaceae Berthold et al. 2022 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) |
| Homoeotrichaceae Elenkin 1949 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) |
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Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 43
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 49
Total number of child taxa: 61
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Affixifilum Lefler et al. 2021 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Ammatoidea West and West 1897 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Ancylothrix Martins and Branco 2016 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Arthrospira Stizenberger ex Gomont 1892 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| "Arthrotilum" Rabenhorst 1865 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Blennothrix Kützing ex Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Capilliphycus Caires et al. 2019 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Capillus Caires et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name | synonym |
| Dapis Engene et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Dasygloea Thwaites ex Gomont 1892 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| "Entothrix" Kützing 1843 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Gloionema" Agardh 1812 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Haliarachne Lemmermann 1899 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Hammatoidea corrig. West and West 1897 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), inappropriate correction | misspelling |
| Homoeothrix (Thuret ex Bornet and Flahault 1887) Kirchner 1898 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), conserved name | correct name |
| Hydrocoleum Kützing ex Gomont 1892 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Hydrocoleus corrig. Kützing ex Gomont 1892 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), inappropriate correction | misspelling |
| Johansenia Hašler et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name | synonym |
| Johanseninema Hašler et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Kamptonema Strunecký et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| "Kondratevia" Mikhailyuk and Vynogradova 2026 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Kuetzingina Kuntze 1898 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Leibleinia (Gomont 1890) Hoffmann 1985 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| "Leibleinia" Kützing 1843 | not validly published | synonym |
| Leptochromothrix Berthold et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Limnoraphis Komárek et al. 2013 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Limnospira Nowicka-Krawczyk et al. 2019 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Lyngbya Agardh ex Gomont 1892 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), conserved name | correct name |
| Lyngbyopsis Gardner 1927 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Microcoleus Desmazières ex Gomont 1892 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Microcoleusiopsis Geng and Yu 2021 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| "Nemacola" Massalongo 1855 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Neolyngbya Caires et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Neomicrocoleus Geng et al. 2024 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Okeania Engene et al. 2013 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Ophiophycus Berthold et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Pelagothrix Schmidt 1902 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Phormidiochaete Komárek 2001 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Planktothrix Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Plectonema Thuret ex Gomont 1892 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Polychlamydum West and West 1897 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Porphyrosiphon Kützing ex Gomont 1892 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Proterendothrix West and West 1897 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Pseudophormidium (Forti 1907) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Pseudoscytonema Elenkin 1949 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Reticulonema Hentschke et al. 2025 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| "Rheamaris" Walter et al. 2017 | not validly published | synonym |
| Sirenicapillaria Berthold et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Sirocoleum Kützing ex Gomont 1892 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| [Skujaella] | preliminary entry that lacks crucial information | |
| "Symphyothrix" Kützing 1843 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Symplocastrum (Gomont 1892) Kirchner 1898 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Tenebriella Hauerová et al. 2021 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Tigrinifilum Berthold et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Trichodesmium Ehrenberg ex Gomont 1892 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), conserved name | correct name |
| "Trichodesmium" Ehrenberg 1830 | not validly published | synonym |
| Tychonema Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| "Vaginaria" Gray 1821 | not validly published | synonym |
| "Vaginaria" Bonnemaison 1822 | not validly published | synonym |
| Vaginaria Gray ex Kuntze 1898 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Vermifilum Berthold et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
Parent taxon: Oscillatoriales Schaffner 1922
Assigned by:
Strunecky O, Ivanova AP, Mares J. An updated classification of cyanobacterial orders and families based on phylogenomic and polyphasic analysis. J Phycol 2023; 59:12-51. 🇨🇿
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