Prochloraceae

{{Short description|Family of bacteria}}

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| taxon = Prochloraceae

| authority = R. A. Lewin

| subdivision_ranks = Genera

| subdivision_ref = {{cite journal |vauthors=Komárek J, Kaštovský J, Mareš J, Johansen JR | year = 2014 | title = Taxonomic classification of cyanoprokaryotes (cyanobacterial genera) 2014, using a polyphasic approach | url = http://www.preslia.cz/P144Komarek.pdf | journal = Preslia | volume = 86 | pages = 295–335 }}

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• Prochlorococcus Chisholm et al. 1992
• Prochloron Lewin 1977

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Prochloraceae is the previous name of a family of cyanobacteria which has been designated as an "illegitimate name" by ICNP. The correct name has been validly published as Microcystaceae.https://lpsn.dsmz.de/family/prochloraceae