anathece anathece anathece is a genus of cyanobacteria belonging to the family synechococcaceae. anathece scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: cyanobacteria class: cyanophyceae order: synechococcales family: synechococcaceae genus: anathece(komárek & anagnostidis) komárek, kastovsky & jezberová the genus was first described by komárek and anagnostidis in 2011 as aphanothece subgenus anathece. the genus has cosmopolitan distribution. species: anathece bachmannii anathece clathrata anathece minutissima anathece smithii