Gomphosphaeria
Genus of cyanobacteria
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Gomphosphaeria (sometimes written Gonphosphaeria) is a genus of cyanobacteria belonging to the family Gomphosphaeriaceae.[1]
| Gomphosphaeria | |
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| Gonphosphaeria sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Cyanobacteriota |
| Class: | Cyanophyceae |
| Order: | Chroococcales |
| Family: | Gomphosphaeriaceae |
| Genus: | Gomphosphaeria Kützing |
The genus was first described by Friedrich Traugott Kützing in 1836.[1]
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[2]
Species:
- Gomphosphaeria aponina
- Gomphosphaeria salina
- Gomphosphaeria virieuxii