Spirulinaceae

Spirulinaceae
	Spirulina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Cyanobacteria
Class:	Cyanophyceae
Order:	Spirulinales ; Komárek et al. 2014
Family:	Spirulinaceae ; (Gomont) Hoffmann, Komárek, & Kaštovský
Genera
	Glaucospira Lagerheim 1892; Halospirulina Nübel et al. 2000; Spirulina Turpin ex Gomont 1892;
Synonyms
	SpirulinoideaeGomont 1892;

Last updated February 09, 2025

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

References

1 2 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.

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[Komárek-1] 1 2 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.

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Taxon identifiers
Spirulinaceae	Wikidata: Q26694233 Wikispecies: Spirulinaceae AlgaeBase: 87064 FloraBase: 49912 GBIF: 3237676 iNaturalist: 509079 IRMNG: 119695 LPSN: spirulinaceae NCBI: 1890448 Open Tree of Life: 5163391 WoRMS: 599619
Spirulinales	Wikidata: Q22286498 Wikispecies: Spirulinales AlgaeBase: 137169 GBIF: 10924166 IRMNG: 11905129 LPSN: spirulinales NCBI: 1890443 WoRMS: 1293730

Spirulinaceae

Spirulina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Cyanobacteria
Class:	Cyanophyceae
Order:	Spirulinales Komárek et al. 2014^[1]
Family:	Spirulinaceae (Gomont) Hoffmann, Komárek, & Kaštovský
Genera^[1]
Glaucospira Lagerheim 1892 Halospirulina Nübel et al. 2000 Spirulina Turpin ex Gomont 1892
Synonyms
SpirulinoideaeGomont 1892