Name: Eucapsis Clements and Shantz 1909
Etymology: Eu.cap’sis. Gr. adv. eû, beautiful; Gr. fem. n. kapsis, a small box, referring to the cubical colony; N.L. fem. n. Eucapsis, a beautiful box-like organism
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Eucaps-), e͡u-KAP-sis
Type species: Eucapsis alpina Clements and Shantz 1909
Valid publication: Clements FE, Shantz HL. A new genus of blue-green algae. Minnesota Botanical Studies 1909; 4:133-135.
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: 13
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 14
Total number of child taxa: 14
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Eucapsis alpina Clements and Shantz 1909 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Eucapsis aphanocapsoides (Skuja 1964) Komárek and Hindák 2016 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Eucapsis carpatica Komárek and Hindák 1989 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Eucapsis densa Azevedo et al. 2003 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Eucapsis himalayensis Watanabe and Komárek 1994 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Eucapsis joostenii Komárek and Hindák 2016 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Eucapsis microscopica (Komárková-Legnerová and Cronberg 1994) Komárek et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Eucapsis minor (Skuja 1926) Elenkin 1933 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Eucapsis minuta Fritsch 1912 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Eucapsis parallelepipedon (Schmidle 1901) Komárek and Hindák 1989 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Eucapsis pseudalpina Komárek and Hindák 2016 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Eucapsis salina González Guerrero 1948 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Eucapsis starmachii Komárek and Hindák 1989 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Eucapsis terrestris Akiyama 1965 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
Parent taxon: Microcystaceae Elenkin 1933
Assigned by:
Pokorny J, Kastovsky J, Stenclova LM. Epitypification of Merismopedia tranquilla (Cyanobacteria) prompts phylogenetic reassessment of the genus and the description of two morphologically similar genera. J Phycol 2026; 0:0. 🇨🇿
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