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). It was first described by Jacob Georg Agardh in 1842, and the type species is Crouania attenuata.
Species list According to WoRMS: 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: 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
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Systềme canadien d'information sur la biodiversitẻ: Crouania