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Chroococcus
Genus of bacteria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chroococcus is a genus of cyanobacteria belonging to the family Chroococcaceae.[1]
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Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Cyanobacteria |
Class: | Cyanophyceae |
Order: | Chroococcales |
Family: | Chroococcaceae |
Genus: | Chroococcus Nägeli, 1849 |
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As a result of recent genetic analyses, several new genera were erected from this genus: e.g., Limnococcus.[2]
The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.[1]
Species:[1]
- Chroococcus batavus Joosten
- Chroococcus cimneticus Ong
- Chroococcus cohaerens (Bréb.) Nägeli
- Chroococcus dispersus (Keissl.) Lemmermann
- Chroococcus hansgirgi Schmidle
- Chroococcus minor (Kütz.) Nägeli
- Chroococcus minutus (Kütz.) Nägeli
- Chroococcus turgidus (Kütz.) Nägeli
- Chroococcus yellowstonensis J.J.Copeland