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Family: Phormidiaceae



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9 species (see list below)
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Microcoleus lyngbyaceus
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Phormidium corallyticum
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Phormidium incrustatum
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Phormidium mucicola
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Phormidium nigroviride
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Phormidium submembranaceum
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Symploca hydnoides
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Trichodesmium erythraeum
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Trichodesmium thiebautii
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Microcoleus lyngbyaceus Western Central Pacific 1907
Phormidium corallyticum Western Central Atlantic
Phormidium incrustatum Northeast Atlantic
Phormidium mucicola Asia
Phormidium nigroviride Western Indian Ocean and
Phormidium submembranaceum Western Central Atlantic
Symploca hydnoides Marine sludge-weed Indo-Pacific and Atlantic
Trichodesmium erythraeum Western Indian Ocean 1892
Trichodesmium thiebautii Western Central Atlantic



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