Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.
Etymology: Ra.di.o.cys’tis. L. masc. n. radius, ray; Gr. fem. n. kystis, bladder; N.L. fem. n. Radiocystis, probably meaning a ray-forming bladder
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Radiocyst-), ra-di-o-KYS-tis
Type species: Radiocystis geminata Skuja 1948
Valid publication: Skuja H. Taxonomie des Phytoplanktons einiger Seen in Uppland, Schweden. Symbolae Botanicae Upsalienses 1948; 9:1-399.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 5
Total number of child taxa: 5
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Radiocystis aphanothecoidea Hindák 1996 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Radiocystis elongata Hindák 1996 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Radiocystis fernandoi Komárek and Komárková-Legnerová 1993 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | synonym |
| Radiocystis geminata Skuja 1948 | validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code) | correct name |
| Radiocystis magadzae Komárek and Cronberg 2001 | 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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