Phormidium

Phormidium is a genus of cyanobacteria in the family Oscillatoriaceae.

Phormidium
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Cyanobacteria
Class: Cyanophyceae
Order: Oscillatoriales
Family: Oscillatoriaceae
Genus: Phormidium
Kützing ex Gomont, 1892

As a result of recent genetic analyses, several new genera were erected from this genus, e.g. Potamolinea.

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