Definition
A genus of spherical or oval unicellular cyanobacteria that form gelatinous colonies and are common in freshwater and marine habitats.
Etymology
From Greek 'chroos' (color) and 'kokkos' (grain/berry), literally meaning 'colored grain.' Named in the 1800s for their distinctive appearance as small colored spheres visible through early microscopes.
Kelly Says
Chroococcus is to cyanobacteria what 'puppy' is to dogs—it's one of the simplest and most recognizable forms, yet these humble colored spheres powered the Great Oxidation Event 2.4 billion years ago, fundamentally changing Earth's atmosphere!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ክሮኦኮኮስ
kro-o-ko-ko-sis
ARالعربية
كروووكوكس
kro-o-wo-kok-kus
BNবাংলা
ক্রুওকোকাস
kro-o-ko-kas
CACatalà
chroococcus
kro-o-koh-kus
CSČeština
chroococcus
chro-o-koh-kus
DADansk
chroococcus
kro-o-koh-kus
DEDeutsch
Chroococcus
hro-o-koh-kus
ELΕλληνικά
χροοκοκκος
hro-o-kok-kos
ESEspañol
croococus
kro-o-koh-kus
FAفارسی
کروکوکوس
kro-o-ko-kos
FISuomi
chroococcus
kro-o-koh-kus
FRFrançais
chroococcus
kro-o-koh-kus
GUGU
ક્રૂકોકોકસ
kro-o-ko-ko-kas
HAHA
chroococcus
kro-o-koh-kus
HEעברית
כרווקוקוס
kro-o-ko-kos
HIहिन्दी
क्रूकोकोकस
kro-o-ko-ko-kas
HUMagyar
chroococcus
kro-o-koh-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
chroococcus
kro-o-koh-kus
IGIG
chroococcus
kro-o-koh-kus
ITItaliano
chroococcus
kro-o-koh-kus
JA日本語
クロオコッカス
Kuro-o-kokkasu
KMKM
គ្រូអូកូកុស
kro-o-ko-ko-kus
KO한국어
크로오코쿠스
keu-ro-o-ko-ku-seu
MRMR
क्रूकोकोकस
kro-o-ko-ko-kas
MSBahasa Melayu
chroococcus
kro-o-koh-kus
MYမြန်မာ
ခရိုးကိုကောကပ်
kro-o-ko-ka-pak
NLNederlands
chroococcus
kro-o-koh-kus
NONorsk
chroococcus
kro-o-koh-kus
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰੂਕੋਕੋਕਸ
kro-o-ko-ko-kas
PLPolski
chroococcus
chro-o-kok-kus
PTPortuguês
chroococcus
kro-o-koh-kus
RORomână
chroococcus
kro-o-koh-kus
RUРусский
хроококк
hro-o-kokk
SVSvenska
chroococcus
kro-o-koh-kus
SWKiswahili
chroococcus
kro-o-koh-kus
TAதமிழ்
க்ரூஓகோகஸ்
kro-o-go-kas
TEతెలుగు
క్రూకోకోకస్
kro-o-ko-ko-kas
THไทย
ครูโอโคคัส
kroo-o-koh-kas
TLTL
chroococcus
kro-o-koh-kus
TRTürkçe
chroococcus
kro-o-koh-kus
UKУкраїнська
хроокок
hro-o-kok
URاردو
کرووکوکوس
kro-o-wo-kok-kus
VITiếng Việt
chroococcus
kro-o-koh-kus
YOYO
chroococcus
kro-o-koh-kus
ZH中文
克罗奥科库斯
kè luò ōu kē kù sī
ZUZU
chroococcus
kro-o-koh-kus