Phormidium limosum (Dillwyn) P.C. Silva, 1996
(a filamentous cyanobacterium)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhormidium limosum (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 limosum (a filamentous cyanobacterium) :
1: Phormidium limosum (a filamentous cyanobacterium)
11 Jan 2004 OSGR: SU66 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
In foam sample from outflow of lake
Image 1: End of filament - magnifiedImage 2: End of filament - magnified (2)Image 3: End of filament - magnified (3)Image 4: Filament - magnifiedImage 5: Filament - microscope low magnification

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

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