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Microcystis aeruginosa  (Kützing) Kützing
Taxonomic Serial No.: 750

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Bacteria  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Anacystis cyanea (Kützing) Drouet & Daily
  
    Polycystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Kützing
  
    Micraloa aeruginosa Kützing
  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomBacteria Cavalier-Smith, 2002 – bactéries, bacteria, bacterias, bactérias  
    SubkingdomNegibacteria Cavalier-Smith, 2002  
       PhylumCyanobacteriota Oren, Mares & Rippka  
          ClassCyanophyceae Schaffner – cyanophytes, blue-green algae  
             OrderChroococcales Schaffner  
                FamilyMicrocystaceae Elenkin  
                   GenusMicrocystis Lemmermann  
                      SpeciesMicrocystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Kützing  
    Direct Children:  
                         Form Microcystis aeruginosa f. aeruginosa (Kützing) Kützing  
                         Form Microcystis aeruginosa f. minor Elenkin  
                         Form Microcystis aeruginosa f. sphaerodictyoides Elenkin  
                         Variety Microcystis aeruginosa var. aeruginosa (Kützing) Kützing  
                         Variety Microcystis aeruginosa var. elongata C.B. Rao  
                         Variety Microcystis aeruginosa var. major (Wittrock) G.M. Smith  
       

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  Source: Cyanobacteria of the World (2024), database (version 2024)  
  Acquired: 2024   
  Notes: Update prepared for ITIS by Dail Laughinghouse, Forrest Leffler, and David Berthold (University of Florida); derived from CyanoSeq with additional reference to CyanoDB, Algaebase, and literature   
  Reference for: Microcystis aeruginosa   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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