Phormidium
Genus of cyanobacteria
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Phormidium is a common genus of cyanobacteria with a cosmopolitan distribution. This genus is in the family Oscillatoriaceae.[1] Species in this genus will produce a range of cyanotoxins. Under favorable conditions, Phormidium forms continuous and large mats, which are documented to harbor various species of bacteria or algae.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Cyanobacteriota |
| 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.[3]
Species
83, including
- Phormidium ambiguum
- Phormidium allorgei
- Phormidium aerugineo-caeruleum
- Phormidium lucidum
- Phormidium subfuscum[4]
Moved:
- Phormidium africanum → Leptolyngbya africana[5]
- Phormidium formosum → Kamptonema formosum[6]
