Crouania


Crouania is a genus of red algae in the Callithamniaceae family.
The name of the genus honours the French born Crouan brothers, Pierre-Louis Crouan and Hippolyte-Marie Crouan.
It was first described by Jacob Georg Agardh in 1842, and the type species is Crouania attenuata.

Species list

According to WoRMS:Crouania attenuata J.Agardh Crouania boergesenii B.SubramanianCrouania brunyana WollastonCrouania capricornica Saenger & Wollaston
  • Crouania dampieriana Huisman, 2018Crouania destriana WollastonCrouania eliseae C.W.SchneiderCrouania francescoi Cormaci, G.Furnari & ScammaccaCrouania ischiana C.F.Boudouresque & M.M.Perret-BoudouresqueCrouania iyengarii B.SubramanianCrouania mageshimensis ItonoCrouania mayae Mateo-Cid, Mendoza-González & SearlesCrouania mucosa WollastonCrouania pleonospora W.R.Taylor
  • Crouania pumila B.Gavio, V.P.Reyes-Gómez & M.J.Wynne, 2013Crouania robbii WollastonCrouania shepleyana WollastonCrouania willae R.E.Norris
According to Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera:Crouania attenuata J.Agardh, 1842Crouania boergesenii B.Subramanian, 1985Crouania brunyana Wollaston, 1998Crouania capricornica Saenger & Wollaston, 1982Crouania destriana Wollaston, 1968
  • Crouania divaricata Okamura, 1902Crouania elisiae C.W.Schneider, 2004Crouania francescoi Cormaci, G.Furnari & Scammacca, 1978Crouania ischiana C.F.Boudouresque & M.M.Perret-Boudouresque, 1987Crouania iyengarii B.Subramanian, 1985Crouania mageshimensis Itono, 1977Crouania mayae Mateo-Cid, Mendoza-González & Searles, 2002
  • Crouania minutissima Yamada, 1944Crouania mucosa Wollaston, 1968Crouania pleonospora W.R.Taylor, 1928Crouania robbii Wollaston, 1998Crouania shepleyana Wollaston, 1968Crouania willae R.E.Norris, 1986