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.