{{Short description|Genus of cyanobacteria}} {{Automatic taxobox |image = Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien nebst ihren Gattungen und wichtigeren Arten in…Fig 49J.jpg |image_caption = ''Gloeothece confluens'' Näg. |taxon = Gloeothece |authority = C.Nägeli }}
'''''Gloeothece''''' is a genus of cyanobacteria belonging to the family Aphanothecaceae.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |title=Table S5: List of taxonomically accepted Chaetoceros taxa according to AlgaeBase |doi=10.7717/peerj.7410/supp-5 |journal=PeerJ |doi-access=free }}</ref> The genus was circumscribed by Carl Nägeli in 1849.<ref name=":0" /> It has a cosmopolitan distribution.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GBIF |url=https://www.gbif.org/ |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=www.gbif.org |language=en}}</ref>
==Species==
* ''Gloeothece confluens'' Nägeli * ''Gloeothece palea'' (Kützing) Nägeli * ''Gloeothece rupestris'' (Lyngbye) Bornet
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Category:Chroococcales Category:Cyanobacteria genera Category:Terrestrial algae Category:Freshwater algae