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Species Chroococcus major
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- Chroococcus aeruginosus
- Chroococcus alpinus
- Chroococcus aphanocapsoides
- Chroococcus atrochalybeus
- Chroococcus atrovirens
- Chroococcus aurantiacus
- Chroococcus aurantiofuscus
- Chroococcus aurantius
- Chroococcus aureoviridis
- Chroococcus aureus
- Chroococcus bataviae
- "Chroococcus batavus"
- Chroococcus bernardii
- Chroococcus bituminosus
- Chroococcus brunneus
- Chroococcus calcicola
- "Chroococcus calcicola"
- Chroococcus caldariorum
- Chroococcus catenatus
- Chroococcus chalybeus
- Chroococcus chnaumaticus
- Chroococcus cinnamomeus
- Chroococcus cohaerens
- Chroococcus consociatus
- Chroococcus constrictus
- Chroococcus crassus
- Chroococcus crepidinum
- Chroococcus cronbergae
- Chroococcus cronbergiae corrig.
- Chroococcus cubicus
- Chroococcus cumulatus
- Chroococcus debegenicus
- Chroococcus decorticans
- Chroococcus deltoides
- Chroococcus dimidiatus
- Chroococcus dispersus
- Chroococcus distans
- Chroococcus endophyticus
- Chroococcus epiphyticus
- Chroococcus ercegovicii
- Chroococcus fuligineus
- Chroococcus fuscescens
- Chroococcus fuscoater
- Chroococcus fuscoviolaceus
- Chroococcus giganteus
- Chroococcus goetzei
- Chroococcus gomontii
- Chroococcus granulosus
- Chroococcus hansgirgi
- Chroococcus hansgirgii corrig.
- Chroococcus heanogloios
- Chroococcus helveticus
- Chroococcus indicus
- Chroococcus indicus
- Chroococcus insignis
- Chroococcus irregularis
- Chroococcus julianus
- Chroococcus kerguelensis
- Chroococcus limneticus
- Chroococcus lithophilus
- Chroococcus macrococcus
- Chroococcus mediocris
- Chroococcus membraninus
- Chroococcus microscopicus
- Chroococcus minimus
- Chroococcus minor
- Chroococcus minutissimus
- Chroococcus minutus
- Chroococcus mipitanensis
- Chroococcus molischii
- "Chroococcus montanus"
- Chroococcus mougeotiae
- Chroococcus multicoloratus
- Chroococcus muralis
- Chroococcus mutisii
- Chroococcus nanoplankticus
- Chroococcus niger
- Chroococcus occidentalis
- Chroococcus pallidus
- Chroococcus parallelepipedon
- Chroococcus planctonicus
- Chroococcus polyedriformis
- Chroococcus prescottii
- Chroococcus pulcherrimus
- Chroococcus purpureus
- Chroococcus pyriformis
- Chroococcus quaternarius
- Chroococcus raspaigellae
- Chroococcus rechingeri
- Chroococcus refractus
- Chroococcus roseus
- Chroococcus rubiginosus
- Chroococcus rubrapunctus
- Chroococcus rufescens
- Chroococcus sabulosus
- Chroococcus sarcinoides
- "Chroococcus sarcinoides"
- Chroococcus scherffelianus
- Chroococcus schizodermaticus
- Chroococcus siderochlamys
- Chroococcus simmeri
- Chroococcus smaragdinus
- Chroococcus solitarius
- Chroococcus sonorensis
- Chroococcus spelaeus
- Chroococcus splendidus
- Chroococcus submarinus
- Chroococcus subnudus
- Chroococcus subsphaericus corrig.
- Chroococcus subsphericus
- Chroococcus subtilissimus
- Chroococcus subviolaceus
- Chroococcus tenacoides
- Chroococcus tenax
- Chroococcus thermalis
- Chroococcus thermophilus
- Chroococcus turgidus
- Chroococcus turicensis
- Chroococcus vacuolatus
- Chroococcus verrucosus
- Chroococcus violaceus
- Chroococcus virescens
- Chroococcus westii
- Chroococcus yellowstonensis
- Chroococcus zopfii
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Name: Chroococcus major Komárek and Komárkova-Legnerová 2007
Etymology: ma’jor. L. comp. masc./fem. adj. maior, larger; L. comp. masc. adj. major, larger (comp. of magnus) [probably better: maior]
Pronunciation, gender: MA-jor, masculine
Holotype: BRNM HY1327; Figure 22
Valid publication:
Komárek J, Komárkova-Legnerová J. Taxonomic evaluation of the cyanobacterial microflora from alkaline marshes of northern Belize. 1. Phenotypic diversity of coccoid morphotypes. Nova Hedwigia 2007; 84:106. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Chroococcus Nägeli 1849
Assigned by:
Komárek J, Komárkova-Legnerová J. Taxonomic evaluation of the cyanobacterial microflora from alkaline marshes of northern Belize. 1. Phenotypic diversity of coccoid morphotypes. Nova Hedwigia 2007; 84:106.
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Record number: 33533
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