Hormidium (disambiguation)

Hormidium can refer to:

• A group of orchids whose various species have been transferred to Encyclia, Epidendrum, Homalopetalum, Lepanthes, and Prosthechea.
• A genus of algae, an illegitimate name whose application caused confusion, now included in the Prasiolaceae, but the nomenclature is not resolved.^[1] Species formerly placed in Hormidium may be listed in different references under the following genera:^[1]
  • Chlorhormidium B.Fott, in Ulotrichaceae, an illegitimate name, some species of which have not been resolved
  • Hormococcus Chodat
  • Klebsormidium P.C.Silva, K.Mattox & W.Blackwell, in Klebsormidiaceae
  • Pseudoulothrix Pascher

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