Phormidium
Phormidium is a common genus of cyanobacteria with a cosmopolitan distribution. This genus is in the family Oscillatoriaceae. 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.
As a result of recent genetic analyses, several new genera were erected from this genus, e.g. Potamolinea.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Phormidium autumnale
speciesPhormidium autumnale
Phormidium tenue
speciesPhormidium tenue
Phormidium chalybeum
speciesPhormidium chalybeum
Phormidium granulatum
speciesPhormidium granulatum
Phormidium corallyticum
speciesPhormidium corallyticum
Phormidium retzii
speciesPhormidium retzii
Phormidium terebriforme
speciesPhormidium terebriforme
Phormidium nigroviride
speciesPhormidium nigroviride
Phormidium ornatum
speciesPhormidium ornatum
Phormidium novae-zealandiae
speciesPhormidium novae-zealandiae
Phormidium favosum
speciesPhormidium favosum
Phormidium amoenum
speciesPhormidium amoenum
Phormidium corium
speciesPhormidium corium
Phormidium rotoruum
speciesPhormidium rotoruum
Phormidium rotheanum
speciesPhormidium rotheanum
Phormidium inundatum
speciesPhormidium inundatum
Phormidium splendens
speciesPhormidium splendens
Phormidium submembranaceum
speciesPhormidium submembranaceum
Phormidium subuliforme
speciesPhormidium subuliforme
Phormidium priestleyi
speciesPhormidium priestleyi
Phormidium subfuscum
speciesPhormidium subfuscum
Phormidium allorgei
speciesPhormidium allorgei
Phormidium corbierei
speciesPhormidium corbierei
Phormidium putealis
speciesPhormidium putealis
Phormidium aerugineo-caerulea
speciesPhormidium aerugineo-caerulea
Phormidium irriguum
speciesPhormidium irriguum
Phormidium foreaui
speciesPhormidium foreaui
Phormidium schultzii
speciesPhormidium schultzii
Phormidium nigrum
speciesPhormidium nigrum
Phormidium martinii
speciesPhormidium martinii
Phormidium tergestinum
speciesPhormidium tergestinum
Phormidium subincrustatum
speciesPhormidium subincrustatum
Phormidium papyraceum
speciesPhormidium papyraceum
Phormidium pachydermaticum
speciesPhormidium pachydermaticum
Phormidium jenkelianum
speciesPhormidium jenkelianum
Phormidium jadinianum
speciesPhormidium jadinianum
Phormidium incrustatum
speciesPhormidium incrustatum
Phormidium cebennense
speciesPhormidium cebennense
Phormidium calcicola
speciesPhormidium calcicola
Phormidium anomala
speciesPhormidium anomala
Phormidium ambiguum
speciesPhormidium ambiguum
Phormidium willei
speciesPhormidium willei
Phormidium dimorphum
speciesPhormidium dimorphum
Phormidium luridum
speciesPhormidium luridum
Phormidium stagninum
speciesPhormidium stagninum
Phormidium okenii
speciesPhormidium okenii
Phormidium deflexoides
speciesPhormidium deflexoides
Phormidium puteale
speciesPhormidium puteale
Phormidium setchellianum
speciesPhormidium setchellianum
Phormidium minnesotense
speciesPhormidium minnesotense
Phormidium karakalpakense
speciesPhormidium karakalpakense
Phormidium proteus
speciesPhormidium proteus
Phormidium acuminatum
speciesPhormidium acuminatum
Phormidium articulatum
speciesPhormidium articulatum
Phormidium boryanum
speciesPhormidium boryanum
Phormidium cortianum
speciesPhormidium cortianum
Phormidium hamelii
speciesPhormidium hamelii
Phormidium formosum
speciesPhormidium formosum
Phormidium animale
speciesPhormidium animale
Phormidium diguetii
speciesPhormidium diguetii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 325302.