Phormidium formosum (Bory ex Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek 1988

Current name: Kamptonema formosum (Bory ex Gomont) Strunecký, Komárek & J.Smarda
Panama.Trichomes with cells mostly as long as wideDiane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)

Publication Details
Phormidium formosum (Bory ex Gomont) Anagnostidis & Komárek 1988: 405

Published in: Anagnostidis, K. & Komárek, J. (1988). Modern approach to the classification system of cyanophytes. 3. Oscillatoriales. Archiv für Hydrobiologie, Supplement 80 (Algological Studies 50-53)(1-4): 327-472, 35 figs, 13 tables.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Phormidium is Phormidium lucidum Kützing ex Gomont.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Kamptonema formosum (Bory ex Gomont) Strunecký, Komárek & J.Smarda.

Source of Synonymy
Strunecký, O., Komárek, J. & Smarda, J. (2014). Kamptonema (Microcoleaceae, Cyanobacteria), a new genus derived from the polyphyletic Phormidium on the basis of combined molecular and cytomorphological markers. Preslia (Prague) 86: 193-207.

Basionym
Oscillatoria formosa Bory ex Gomont

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), beautiful.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 12 March 2001 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 04 September 2017

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Usage note
Harmful species - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 September 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 May 2025