Woronichinia is a genus of cyanobacteria, belonging to the family Coelosphaeriaceae.[1]

Woronichinia
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Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Cyanobacteria
Class: Cyanophyceae
Order: Synechococcales
Family: Coelosphaeriaceae
Genus: Woronichinia
A.A.Elenkin

The genus was described in 1933 by Alexander Elenkin[1] and is named after the Russian microbiologist N. N. Woronichin (1882—1956).[2]

The genus is native to Europe and Northern America.[3]

Species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Woronichinia Elenkin, 1933". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  2. ^ see the Russian interwiki, section 'Таксоны, названные в честь Н. Н. Воронихина'
  3. ^ "Woronichinia Elenkin, 1933". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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