Belongs within: Terrabacteria.
Contains: Aphralysiaceae, Entophysalidaceae, Myxococcoides, Cyanobacteriia.
The Cyanobacteria are a clade of bacteria including the photosynthetic blue-green algae and their close relatives. The latter include the recently identified aquatic clades Sericytochromatia and Vampirovibrionia. The Sericytochromatia are little understood at present, being primarily represented in the literature by environmental sequences. Known representatives of the Vampirovibrionia include animal gut symbionts and predators of green algae.
Numerous fossils have been attributed to the Cyanobacteria extending at least to the early Proterozoic. One potential representative is the early Proterozoic Grypania spiralis which reached megascopic size and has alternatively been regarded as an early eukaryote. Vologdin (1962) described numerous microstructures from stromatolites as cyanobacteria (Glaessner 1979).
Cyanobacteria (see below for synonymy)
|--SericytochromatiaCD21
`--+--CyanobacteriiaCD21
`--VampirovibrioniaCD21
| i. s.: VampirovibrioGH01
|--GastranaerophilalesCD21
`--CaenarcaniphilalesCD21
Cyanobacteria incertae sedis:
Grypania Walter, Oehler & Oehler 1976C-S02, H85 [incl. Spiroscolex Torell 1870H62]
`--*G. spiralis (Walcott) Walter, Oehler & Oehler 1976H85 (see below for synonymy)
Umezakia natansMN03
EpiphytonHS02
Anacystis nidulansC01
SatpulisporaT84
|--S. microreticulataT84
|--S. minutaT84
`--S. psilataT84
AphralysiaceaeVH01
Sphaerophycus Schopf 1968KS92
|--*S. parvum Schopf 1968KS92
|--S. mediumKS92
|--S. reticulatumKS92
|--S. tetragonalis Muir 1976KS92
`--S. wilsoniiKS92
EntophysalidaceaeC01
‘Diplocystis’ Trevisan 1848 (nom. rej.) nec Berkeley & Curtis 1869 nec Künstler 1887 (ICZN) nec Agardh 1896 nec Cleve 1901FT93
Crocosphaera watsoniiR-EB05
Coelosphaerium Nageli 1849M70
`--C. kuetzingianum Nageli 1849M70
Girvanellaceae [Girvanellinae, Porostromata]MSV01
|--Halysis Høeg 1932 [incl. Flabellia Shuysky 1973 non Mangold 1970 (ICZN)]MSV01
| `--*H. moniliformis Høeg 1932 (see below for synonymy)MSV01
`--Girvanella Nicholson & Etheridge 1878 [=Argirvanellum Rhumbler 1913]LT64b
|--*G. problematica Nicholson & Etheridge 1878LT64b
`--G. nankinensisG31
Paraphralysia Vachard in Vachard & Beckary 1991MSV00
Polymorphodium Derville 1931MSV00
ChabakoviaceaeMSV00
|--Tscherdyncevella Antropov 1950MSV00
| `--*T. acervulinoides Antropov 1950LT64a
`--Chabakovia Vologdin 1939LT64b
`--*C. ramosa Vologdin 1939LT64b
Cyanobacterium Rippka & Cohen-Bazire 1983C01
`--*C. stanieri Rippka & Cohen-Bazire 1983C01
Gloeocapsa Kützing 1843C01
|--G. atrataSG05
`--G. rupestrisSG05
MyxococcoidesKS92
Melasmatosphaera Hofmann 1976KS92
|--*M. media Hofmann 1976KS92
|--M. magnaKS92
`--M. parva Hofmann 1976KS92
Huroniospora Baghoorn 1965KS92
|--*H. microreticulata Barghoorn in Barghoorn & Tyler 1965KS92
|--H. barghoornKS92
|--H. macroreticulataKS92
|--H. microreticulataKS92
|--H. ornataKS92
`--H. psilata Barghoorn in Barghoorn & Tyler 1965KS92
Tetraphycus Oehler 1978KS92
|--*T. gregalis Oehler 1978KS92
|--T. acinulusKS92
|--T. congregatus McMenamin, Kumar & Awramik 1983KS92
|--T. conjunctum Lo 1980KS92
|--T. diminutivusKS92
`--T. major Oehler 1978KS92
Eosynechococcus Hofmann 1976KS92
|--*E. mooreii Hofmann 1976KS92
|--E. amadeus Knoll & Golubic 1979KS92
|--E. depressusKS92
|--E. grandisKS92
|--E. isolatus McMenamin, Kumar & Awramik 1983KS92
|--E. mediusKS92
`--E. minutusT84
Abruptophycus Vologdin 1962G79
`--*A. compositus Vologdin 1962G79
Amplectostroma Vologdin 1966G79
`--*A. ramificata Vologdin 1966G79
Angarophycus Vologdin 1962G79
`--*A. depictus Vologdin 1962G79
Antiquophytolithus Vologdin 1962G79
`--*A. filamentaris Vologdin 1962G79
Azyrtalia Vologdin 1969G79
`--*A. zonulata Vologdin 1969G79
Borlogella Vologdin 1962G79
`--*B. multifaria Vologdin 1962G79
Bulbistroma Vologdin 1962G79
`--*B. curtothallum Vologdin 1962G79
Bursiphycus Vologdin 1962G79
`--*B. bullatus Vologdin 1962G79
Cirriphycus Vologdin 1962G79
`--*C. ordinatus Vologdin 1962G79
Columnaria Vologdin 1962G79
`--*C. turuchanica Vologdin 1962G79
Crispophycus Vologdin 1962G79
`--*C. sibiricus Vologdin 1962G79
Crustophycus Vologdin 1962G79
|--*C. angaricus Vologdin 1962G79
`--C. tunguskaensisAP68
Cyanostroma Vologdin 1962G79
`--*C. turuchanicum Vologdin 1962G79
Cystostroma Vologdin 1962G79
`--*C. varians Vologdin 1962G79
Echaninia Vologdin 1969G79
`--*E. mucosa Vologdin 1969G79
Fibrostroma Vologdin 1962G79
`--*F. fibrillatum Vologdin 1962G79
Fillostroma Vologdin 1962G79
`--*F. moticum Vologdin 1962G79
Grabauella Vologdin 1964G79
`--*G. dependitis Vologdin 1964G79
Granifer Vologdin 1955 non Fritsch 1908 (ICZN)G79
`--*G. conicus Vologdin 1955G79
Jatuliana Korde in Vologdin & Korde 1965G79
`--*J. furcata Korde in Vologdin & Korde 1965G79
Lamellophycus Vologdin 1962G79
`--*L. aculeatus Vologdin 1962G79
Lamellostroma Vologdin 1962G79
`--*L. vesiculare Vologdin 1962G79
Leiostroma Vologdin 1966G79
`--*L. eleganta Vologdin 1966G79
Leptotrichomaria Vologdin 1962G79
`--*L. intermissa Vologdin 1962G79
Lermontovaephycus Vologdin 1962G79
`--*L. lamellosus Vologdin 1962G79
Lopatinella Vologdin 1962G79
`--*L. bipartita Vologdin 1962G79
Mucostroma Vologdin 1966G79
`--*M. carelica Vologdin 1966G79
Murandavia Vologdin 1965 [incl. Kareliana Korde in Vologdin & Korde 1965]G79
`--*M. amurica Vologdin 1965G79
Nerusiandella Vologdin 1962G79
`--*N. faveolata Vologdin 1962G79
Papulophycus Vologdin 1962G79
`--*P. pennatus Vologdin 1962G79
Perennaria Vologdin 1962G79
`--*P. ambigua Vologdin 1962G79
Pilostroma Vologdin 1962G79
`--*P. grumosum Vologdin 1962G79
Plexostroma Vologdin 1962G79
`--*P. pleurotropum Vologdin 1962G79
Praechroococcus Vologdin 1962G79
`--*P. catervatus Vologdin 1962G79
Protoepiphyton Vologdin 1962G79
`--*P. curtofiligerum Vologdin 1962G79
Ramulostroma Vologdin 1962G79
`--*R. ramulosum Vologdin 1962G79
Sarmaella Vologdin 1962G79
|--*S. vesiculosa Vologdin 1962G79
`--S. multiformiaAP68
Scandophycus Vologdin 1962G79
`--*S. crispobilis Vologdin 1962G79
Sphaerothallus Vologdin 1962G79
`--*S. spissus Vologdin 1962G79
Telastroma Vologdin 1962G79
`--*T. tenuirimulatum Vologdin 1962G79
Thysanoplanta Vologdin & Titorenko 1966G79
`--*T. filamentosa Vologdin & Titorenko 1966G79
‘Trichostroma’ Vologdin 1962 nec Link 1826 nec Corda 1829G79
`--*T. capilliforme Vologdin 1962G79
‘Vesicularia’ Vologdin 1962 nec Micheli ex Targ. Tozz. 1826 nec Thompson 1830 (ICZN) nec (Müll.Hal.) Müll.Hal. 1896G79
`--*V. nidifica Vologdin 1962G79
Vittophyton Vologdin 1962G79
`--*V. parvum Vologdin 1962G79
Gomphosphaeria aponinaTP87
Favososphaeridium bothnicum Timofeev 1966E93
Dichothrix Zanardini ex Bornet & Flahault. 1886KC01
Gloeocapsomorpha priscaW04
Discophyton electroneionP92
Inorganic: Gloeocapsomorpha tazenakhtensis Choubert, Termier & Termier 1951H62Cyanobacteria [Chroococcaceae, Chroococcales, Chroocophyceae, Coccogoneae, Cyanophyceae, Cyanophyta, Myxophyceae, Myxophyta, Oxyphotobacteria]
*Grypania spiralis (Walcott) Walter, Oehler & Oehler 1976H85 [=Helminthoidichnites spiralis Walcott 1899H85; incl. Montfortia filiformis Lebesconte 1886H85, Arenicolites spiralis Billings 1872H85, A. (Spiroscolex) spirales Dawson 1897H85, *Spiroscolex spiralisH62]
*Halysis moniliformis Høeg 1932 [incl. *Flabellia basifixa Shuysky 1973, H. sphaericus Saltovskaya 1984, F. ufensis Shuysky 1973]MSV01
*Type species of generic name indicated
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