Phormidium breve (Kützing ex Gomont) Anagn. & Komárek, 1988
(a filamentous cyanobacterium)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhormidium breve (a filamentous cyanobacterium)
GenusPhormidium (a genus of cyanobacteria)
FamilyPHORMIDIACEAE (a family of primitive filamentous cyanobacteria)
OrderOSCILLATORIALES (an order of primitive filamentous cyanobacteria)
ClassCYANOPHYCEAE (cyanobacteria, blue-green "algae", chloroplasts)
PhylumCYANOBACTERIA (cyanobacteria, blue-green "algae", chloroplasts)
DomainBacteria (bacteria, mitochondria, blue-green algae)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Phormidium breve (a filamentous cyanobacterium) :
1: Phormidium breve (a filamentous cyanobacterium)
8 Nov 1998 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
In algal sample from temporary pool
Image 1: Broken length of filamentImage 2: Ends of filamentsImage 3: Filament endingImage 4: FilamentsImage 5: Filaments (2)Image 6: Short filament

Phormidium breve (a filamentous cyanobacterium) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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