Chroococcus

{{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.{{cite web |title=Chroococcus Nägeli, 1849 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/3216094 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=15 April 2021 |language=en}}

As a result of recent genetic analyses, several new genera were erected from this genus: e.g., Limnococcus.{{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 }}

The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.

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Category:Chroococcales

Category:Cyanobacteria genera