Gomphosphaeria aponina Kütz., illustration of a colony pressed apart

Gomphosphaeria (sometimes written Gonphosphaeria) is a genus of cyanobacteria belonging to the family Gomphosphaeriaceae.

The genus was first described by Friedrich Traugott Kützing in 1836.

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.

Species:

  • Gomphosphaeria aponina
  • Gomphosphaeria salina
  • Gomphosphaeria virieuxii