Eucapsis Explained

Eucapsis is a genus of cyanobacteria belonging to the family Merismopediaceae.^[1]

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

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.^[2]

Species:^[3]

• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eucapsis F.E.Clements & H.L.Shantz, 1909 :: Algaebase . www.algaebase.org . 21 January 2021.
2. Web site: Eucapsis Clements & Shantz, 1909 . www.gbif.org . 21 January 2021 . en.
3. Web site: IRMNG - Eucapsis Clements & Shantz, 1909 . www.irmng.org . 21 January 2021.