Chroomonas

Chroomonas
Chroomonas sp.
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Chroomonas

Type species
Chroomonas nordstedtii
Hansgirg 1885
Synonyms
  • Cyanomonas Büttner 1911 non Oltmanns 1904
  • Diplotricha Ehrenberg 1838 ex Ehrenberg 1866
  • Cryptomonas (Diplotricha) (Ehrenberg 1838) Diesing 1850

Chroomonas is a genus of cryptophytes first described by Anton Hansgirg. It includes the species Chroomonas elegans, Chroomonas placoidea, Chroomonas baltica, Chroomonas guttula and Chroomonas vectensis.