# Chroococcus

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{{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](/source/cyanobacteria) belonging to the family [Chroococcaceae](/source/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](/source/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](/source/cosmopolitan_distribution).<ref name="GBIF" />

Species:<ref name="GBIF" />

*''[Chroococcus batavus](/source/Chroococcus_batavus)'' {{Au|Joosten}}
*''[Chroococcus cimneticus](/source/Chroococcus_cimneticus)'' {{Au|Ong}}
*''[Chroococcus cohaerens](/source/Chroococcus_cohaerens)'' {{Au|(Bréb.) Nägeli}}
*''[Chroococcus dispersus](/source/Chroococcus_dispersus)'' {{Au|(Keissl.) Lemmermann}}
*''[Chroococcus hansgirgi](/source/Chroococcus_hansgirgi)'' {{Au|Schmidle}}
*''[Chroococcus minor](/source/Chroococcus_minor)'' {{Au|(Kütz.) Nägeli}}
*''[Chroococcus minutus](/source/Chroococcus_minutus)'' {{Au|(Kütz.) Nägeli}}
*''[Chroococcus turgidus](/source/Chroococcus_turgidus)'' {{Au|(Kütz.) Nägeli}}
*''[Chroococcus yellowstonensis](/source/Chroococcus_yellowstonensis)'' {{Au|J.J.Copeland}}
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Category:Chroococcales
Category:Cyanobacteria genera

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