Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.
Etymology: As.te.ro.cap’sa. Gr. masc. n. astêr, star; L. fem. n. capsa, box; N.L. fem. n. Asterocapsa, a star-like box
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Asterocaps-), as-te-ro-KAP-sa
Type species: Asterocapsa gloeotheceformis Chu 1952
Valid publication: Chu H-J. Some New Myxophyceae from Szechwan Province, China. The Ohio Journal of Science 1952; 52:96-101.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 26
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 26
Total number of child taxa: 26
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Asterocapsa aerophytica Lederer 2000 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Asterocapsa alpina Cheng and Cai 1993 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Asterocapsa badia Komárek 1993 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Asterocapsa belizensis Komárek and Komárkova-Legnerová 2007 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Asterocapsa changbaishanensis Wang 1985 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Asterocapsa divina Komárek 1993 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Asterocapsa gloeotheceformis Chu 1952 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Asterocapsa heterospina Xiao and Cai 2001 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Asterocapsa hyalina (Chu 1944) Chu 1952 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Asterocapsa jilinica Xiao 2000 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Asterocapsa longipapilla Liu 1985 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Asterocapsa lutea Xiao 2000 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Asterocapsa magnifica (Gardner 1927) Komárek 1993 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Asterocapsa masayukiwatanabei Komárek 1993 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Asterocapsa nidulans (Gardner 1927) Komárek and Komárkova-Legnerová 2007 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Asterocapsa nigrospinosa Xiao 2000 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Asterocapsa ocellata Xiao 2000 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Asterocapsa pulchra (Gardner 1927) Komárek 1993 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Asterocapsa rubiginosa Fan 2004 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Asterocapsa rubra Wang 1985 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Asterocapsa rupivolcanica Xiao 2001 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Asterocapsa salina Hindák and Šmarda 2006 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Asterocapsa spinulosa Lin and Xiao 2004 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Asterocapsa stagnina Komárek and Komárkova-Legnerová 2007 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Asterocapsa submersa Azevedo et al. 2003 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Asterocapsa trochiscioides (Jao 1944) Chu 1952 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
Parent taxon: Microcystaceae Elenkin 1933
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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