Anathece

Anathece
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Cyanobacteria
Class: Cyanophyceae
Order: Synechococcales
Family: Synechococcaceae
Genus: Anathece
(Komárek & Anagnostidis) Komárek, Kastovsky & Jezberová

Anathece is a genus of cyanobacteria belonging to the family Synechococcaceae.

The genus was first described by Komárek and Anagnostidis in 2011 as Aphanothece subgenus Anathece.

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.

Species:

  • Anathece bachmannii
  • Anathece clathrata
  • Anathece minutissima
  • Anathece smithii