Crouania Explained

Crouania is a genus of red algae (Rhodophyta) in the Callithamniaceae family. The name of the genus honours the French born Crouan brothers, Pierre-Louis Crouan (1798 - 1871) and Hippolyte-Marie Crouan (1802 - 1871).^{[1] [2]} It was first described by Jacob Georg Agardh in 1842, and the type species is Crouania attenuata.^{[3] [4]}

Species list

According to WoRMS:^[5]

• Crouania attenuata (C.Agardh) J.Agardh (type species)
• Crouania boergesenii B.Subramanian
• Crouania brunyana Wollaston
• Crouania capricornica Saenger & Wollaston
• Crouania dampieriana Huisman, 2018
• Crouania destriana Wollaston
• Crouania eliseae C.W.Schneider
• Crouania francescoi Cormaci, G.Furnari & Scammacca
• Crouania ischiana (Funk) C.F.Boudouresque & M.M.Perret-Boudouresque
• Crouania iyengarii B.Subramanian
• Crouania mageshimensis Itono
• Crouania mayae Mateo-Cid, Mendoza-González & Searles
• Crouania mucosa Wollaston
• Crouania pleonospora W.R.Taylor
• Crouania pumila B.Gavio, V.P.Reyes-Gómez & M.J.Wynne, 2013
• Crouania robbii Wollaston
• Crouania shepleyana Wollaston
• Crouania willae R.E.Norris

According to Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera:^[6]

• Crouania attenuata (C.Agardh) J.Agardh, 1842
• Crouania boergesenii B.Subramanian, 1985
• Crouania brunyana Wollaston, 1998
• Crouania capricornica Saenger & Wollaston, 1982
• Crouania destriana Wollaston, 1968
• Crouania divaricata Okamura, 1902
• Crouania elisiae C.W.Schneider, 2004
• Crouania francescoi Cormaci, G.Furnari & Scammacca, 1978
• Crouania ischiana (Funk) C.F.Boudouresque & M.M.Perret-Boudouresque, 1987
• Crouania iyengarii B.Subramanian, 1985
• Crouania mageshimensis Itono, 1977
• Crouania mayae Mateo-Cid, Mendoza-González & Searles, 2002
• Crouania minutissima Yamada, 1944
• Crouania mucosa Wollaston, 1968
• Crouania pleonospora W.R.Taylor, 1928
• Crouania robbii Wollaston, 1998
• Crouania shepleyana Wollaston, 1968
• Crouania willae R.E.Norris, 1986

External links

• Systềme canadien d'information sur la biodiversitẻ: Crouania

Notes and References

1. Book: https://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=33049. M.D. Guiry. Guiry . M.D. . Guiry . G.M.. 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. 20 July 2020. Crouania J.Agardh.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . January 27, 2022.
3. Web site: Crouania J.Agardh. Australian Marine Algal Name Index (AMANI).
4. Book: Agardh, J.G. . 1842. Algae maris Mediterranei et Adriatici, observationes in diagnosin specierum et dispositionem generum. 83.
5. Web site: Crouania J.Agardh, 1842. 21 July 2020. Guiry . M.D. . Guiry . G.M.. 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. World Register of Marine Species.
6. Web site: Crouania J.Agardh, 1842. 21 July 2020. Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera.