Spirulinales

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Spirulinaceae
Spirulina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Cyanobacteriota
Class: Cyanophyceae
Order: Spirulinales
Komárek et al. 2014[1]
Family: Spirulinaceae
(Gomont) Hoffmann, Komárek, & Kaštovský
Genera[1]
Synonyms
  • Spirulinoideae Gomont 1892

The Spirulinaceae is a family of cyanobacteria, the only family in the order Spirulinales. Its members are notable for having coiled trichomes.

References

  1. Komárek J, Kaštovský J, Mareš J, Johansen JR (2014). "Taxonomic classification of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacterial genera) 2014, using a polyphasic approach" (PDF). Preslia. 86: 295–335.