Chroococcales

Chroococcales
	Microcystis aeruginosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Cyanobacteria
Class:	Cyanophyceae
Order:	Chroococcales; von Wettstein von Westerheim
Families
	Aphanothecaceae Komárek et al. 2014; Chroococcaceae Nägeli; Cyanobacteriaceae Komárek et al. 2014; Cyanothrichaceae Elenkin in Kiselev; Entophysalidaceae Geitler; Gomphosphaeriaceae Elenkin; Microcystaceae Elenkin; Stichosiphonaceae Hoffmann, Komárek, & Kaštovský;

The Chroococcales (/ˌkroʊəˌkɒˈkeɪliːz/) are an order of cyanobacteria in some classifications which includes the harmful algal bloom Microcystis aeruginosa. Molecular data indicate that Chroococcales may be polyphyletic, meaning its members may not all belong to the same clade or have the same common ancestor.

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