limnococcus limnococcus limnococcus is a genus of cyanobacteria belonging to the family chroococcaceae. limnococcus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: cyanobacteria class: cyanophyceae order: chroococcales family: chroococcaceae genus: limnococcus(komárek & anagnostidis) komárková, jezberová, o.komárek & zapomelová, 2010 the genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution. species: limnococcus limneticus (lemmerm.) j.komárková et al.