''Eucapsis'' is a genus of
cyanobacteria belonging to the family
Merismopediaceae
The Merismopediaceae are a family of cyanobacteria
Cyanobacteria (), also known as Cyanophyta, are a phylum of gram-negative bacteria that obtain energy via photosynthesis. The name ''cyanobacteria'' refers to their color (), which simila ...
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The genus was
first described by Clements and Shantz in 1909.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''
Eucapsis alpina'' Clements & Schantz, 1909
* ''
Eucapsis carpatica'' J. Komárek & F. Hindák, 1988
* ''
Eucapsis densa'' M.T.P. Azevedo et al.
* ''
Eucapsis himalayensis'' M. Watanabe & Komárek, 1994
* ''
Eucapsis minor'' (Skuja) Elenkin, 1933
* ''
Eucapsis minuta'' F.E. Fritsch, 1912
* ''
Eucapsis parallelepipedon'' (Schmidle) J. Komárek & F. Hindák, 1989
* ''
Eucapsis salina'' González-Guerrero, 1948
* ''
Eucapsis salina'' P. González, 1947
* ''
Eucapsis starmachii'' J. Komárek & F. Hindák, 1989
* ''
Eucapsis terrestris'' Akiyama, 1965
References
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Cyanobacteria genera
Synechococcales
Taxa described in 1909