Eucapsis

Eucapsis is a genus of cyanobacteria belonging to the family Merismopediaceae.[2]

Merismopediaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Subkingdom:	Eubacteria
Phylum:	Cyanobacteria
Order:	Synechococcales
Family:	Merismopediaceae
Genus:	Eucapsis Clements and Shantz 1909[1]

The genus was first described by Clements and Shantz in 1909.[2]

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[3]

Species:[4]

• 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

1. "Genus: Eucapsis". lpsn.dsmz.de.
2. "Eucapsis F.E.Clements & H.L.Shantz, 1909 :: Algaebase". www.algaebase.org. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
3. "Eucapsis Clements & Shantz, 1909". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
4. "IRMNG - Eucapsis Clements & Shantz, 1909". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 21 January 2021.