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Authorship

SN2000 author citation	:	R.Y. Stanier, in R.E. Buchanan & N.E. Gibbons, eds., 1974 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 2002, nom. rev., stat. inval.
Unavailable original name, rank & spelling	:	Stanier, R.Y. 1974. In R.E. Buchanan & N.E. Gibbons (eds.), Bergey's Man. Determ. Bacteriol. (ed. 8): 22. [division, nom. vernac.].
Original name, rank & spelling	:	Cavalier-Smith, T. 2002a. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 52: tbl. 1 (p. 10: "Division ... (Stanier 1974) nom. rev. (ex Stanier & Cohen-Bazire, 1977 as class)"; "phyla (=divisions)").
Description/Diagnosis in English	:	op. cit.: tbl. 1 (p. 10: "Description").

Etymology

Greek (adj.) kuanos, blue-green.

Ref: T. Cavalier-Smith, 2002a: tbl. 1 (p. 10). ("because of their common colour and the traditional name Cyanophyceae or blue-green algae")

Prokaryotic name (: nom. prok.) [ICNB/ICNP]				Ref: T. Cavalier-Smith, 2002a. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 52: tbl. 1 (p. 10: "Bacteriological (= Prokaryotic) Code"). [new]
Rank not covered by the Code (stat. inval.) [ICNP, 2025: Rule 5b]				Ref: A. Oren, 2004. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 54 (5): tbl. 1 (p. 1897: "The category 'Division' is not covered by the Bacteriological Code"); 26 Nov 2025.
Revived name (ex: nom. rev.) [ICNP, 2019: Rules 28a, 33c]				Ref: T. Cavalier-Smith, 2002a. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 52: tbl. 1 (p. 10: "nom. rev."). [new]

Type, by original designation

Chroococcales (Order) Cavalier-Smith 2002 nom. illeg., nom. rej.

Ref: T. Cavalier-Smith, 2002a: tbl. 1 (p. 10). [new]

Pre-starting point name	:	*Cyanobacteria* (Division) Stanier 1974 nom. vernac.		Ref: T. Cavalier-Smith, 2002a: tbl. 1 (p. 10). [new]
Equivalent rank	:	*Cyanobacteria* (Phylum) (ex Stanier 1974) Cavalier-Smith 2002 stat. inval.		Ref: T. Cavalier-Smith, 2002a: tbl. 1 (p. 10: "phyla (=divisions)"). [new]