Fibrocapsa

Fibrocapsa is a genus of algae belonging to the family Fibrocapsaceae. It is monotypic, containing only the species Fibrocapsa japonica.^[3] It belongs to the monotypic family Fibrocapsaceae.^[1]

Fibrocapsa
Light microscopy images of F. japonica showing flagella (white arrows), nucleus (n), mucocysts (m), and discharged mucocysts (black arrows). Scale bars: 10 µm (A-E), 50 µm (F).
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Sar
Clade:	Stramenopiles
Phylum:	Ochrophyta
Class:	Raphidophyceae
Order:	Chattonellales
Family:	Fibrocapsaceae Cavalier-Smith in Cavalier-Smith & Chao, 2013[1]
Genus:	Fibrocapsa S.Toriumi & H.Takano, 1973[2]
Species:	F. japonica
Binomial name
Fibrocapsa japonica S.Toriumi & H.Takano, 1973