Phormidium
| Phormidium | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Cyanobacteria |
| Class: | Cyanophyceae |
| Order: | Oscillatoriales |
| Family: | Oscillatoriaceae |
| Genus: | Phormidium Kützing ex Gomont, 1892 |
Phormidium is a genus of cyanobacteria in the family Oscillatoriaceae.
As a result of recent genetic analyses, several new genera were erected from this genus, e.g. Potamolinea.