{{Short description|Genus of bacteria}} {{Automatic taxobox |image = SAG 36.85 Chroococcus turgidus SWES6wk ML 160818 010 ovl prime.jpg |image_caption = ''Chroococcus turgidus'' |taxon = Chroococcus |authority = Nägeli, 1849 }}
'''''Chroococcus''''' is a genus of cyanobacteria belonging to the family Chroococcaceae.<ref name="GBIF">{{cite web |title=Chroococcus Nägeli, 1849 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/3216094 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=15 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
As a result of recent genetic analyses, several new genera were erected from this genus: ''e.g.'', ''Limnococcus''.<ref>{{cite journal | doi=10.1007/s10750-009-0015-3 | title=Variability of ''Chroococcus'' (Cyanobacteria) morphospecies with regard to phylogenetic relationships | year=2010 | last1=Komárková | first1=Jarka | last2=Jezberová | first2=Jitka | last3=Komárek | first3=Ondřej | last4=Zapomělová | first4=Eliška | journal=Hydrobiologia | volume=639 | pages=69–83 | s2cid=31579474 }}</ref>
The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.<ref name="GBIF" />
Species:<ref name="GBIF" />
*''Chroococcus batavus'' {{Au|Joosten}} *''Chroococcus cimneticus'' {{Au|Ong}} *''Chroococcus cohaerens'' {{Au|(Bréb.) Nägeli}} *''Chroococcus dispersus'' {{Au|(Keissl.) Lemmermann}} *''Chroococcus hansgirgi'' {{Au|Schmidle}} *''Chroococcus minor'' {{Au|(Kütz.) Nägeli}} *''Chroococcus minutus'' {{Au|(Kütz.) Nägeli}} *''Chroococcus turgidus'' {{Au|(Kütz.) Nägeli}} *''Chroococcus yellowstonensis'' {{Au|J.J.Copeland}} ==References== {{Reflist}}
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Category:Chroococcales Category:Cyanobacteria genera