''Eucapsis'' is a genus 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 similarly forms the basis of cyanobacteria's common name, blu ...
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 ...
.
The genus was
first described by Clements and Shantz in 1909.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.
Species:
* ''
Eucapsis alpina
''Eucapsis'' is a genus of cyanobacteria belonging to the family Merismopediaceae.
The genus was first described by Clements and Shantz in 1909.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the ter ...
'' Clements & Schantz, 1909
* ''
Eucapsis carpatica
''Eucapsis'' is a genus of cyanobacteria belonging to the family Merismopediaceae.
The genus was first described by Clements and Shantz in 1909.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''Eucapsis alpina
''Eucapsis'' is a genus ...
'' J. Komárek & F. Hindák, 1988
* ''
Eucapsis densa
''Eucapsis'' is a genus of cyanobacteria belonging to the family Merismopediaceae.
The genus was first described by Clements and Shantz in 1909.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''Eucapsis alpina'' Clements & Schantz, 1909
...
'' 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