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Scytonemataceae

Hormogoneae - Nostocales - Scytonemataceae

Taxonomy
Scytonemataceae is a family. It is extant.

It was assigned to Oscillatoriales by Daley (1974); and to Nostocales by Sergeev et al. (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Scytonemataceae Daley p. 15
1995Scytonemataceae Sergeev et al. p. 29

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Prokaryota
Bacteria
phylumCyanobacteriaStanier 1973
RankNameAuthor
classHormogoneaeThuret 1875
orderNostocalesBorzì 1914
familyScytonemataceae
familyScytonemataceae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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G. †Circumvaginalis Sergeev 1993
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Circumvaginalis elongatus Sergeev 1993
G. †Encrusta Daley 1974
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Encrusta psalliota Daley 1974
G. †Epivalvia Daley 1974
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Epivalvia edwardsii Daley 1974
G. Scytonema Agardh 1886
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available