| Name | Spirulina Turpin ex Gomont |
| Authorship | Turpin ex Gomont |
| Rank | Genus |
| Placed in | Spirulinaceae (Gomont) L. Hoffmann, J. Komárek & J. Ka |
| Contains | Spirulina major Kützing Spirulina sp. Spirulina subsalsa Oersted Spirulina tenuissima Kützing Spirulina turfosa Cramer |
| Remarks | Lectotype: S. major Kützing ex Gomont (vide L. Geitler in A. Engler & K. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2. 1b: 219. 1942) |
| Citation | 1892 [1 Jan 1892] Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 7, 16: 96, 249 |