''Chroomonas'' is a genus of

cryptophyte The cryptomonads (or cryptophytes) are a superclass of algae, most of which have plastids. They are traditionally considered a division of algae among phycologists, under the name of Cryptophyta. They are common in freshwater, and also occur ...

s first described by Anton Hansgirg. It includes the

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

'' Chroomonas elegans'', '' Chroomonas placoidea'', '' Chroomonas baltica'', '' Chroomonas guttula'' and '' Chroomonas vectensis''.

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Cryptista genera {{Cryptomonad-stub