Higher Classification: > Kingdom Bacteria > Subkingdom Negibacteria > Phylum Cyanobacteria > Class Cyanophyceae > Subclass Oscillatoriophycidae > Order Chroococcales > Family Microcystaceae > Genus Microcystis

Microcystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Kützing, 1846

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Microcystis*	Lemmermann, 1907	accepted genus name
*Clathrocystis*	Henfrey, 1856	synonym
*Micraloa*	Biasoletto, 1832	synonym
*Polycystis*	(Kützing) Kützing, 1849	synonym

Species group names

*Micraloa aeruginosa*	Kützing, 1833	basionym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Swedish: nätvattenblom

Literature

basis of record	Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. searched on YYYY-MM-DD.
additional source	Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
additional source	Hällfors, G. (2004). Checklist of Baltic Sea Phytoplankton Species (including some heterotrophic protistan groups). Baltic Sea Environment Proceedings. No. 95: 210 pp.

Genbank

Taxonomy

Published in AlgaeBase

Citation

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Microcystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Kützing, 1846. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146558