cyanophyceae (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Cyanophyceae*:
NOUN	animal	Cyanophyceae, class Cyanobacteria, class Cyanophyceae	photosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilins

English > *Cyanophyceae*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	photosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilins; once thought to be algae: blue-green algae.
Synonyms	class Cyanobacteria, class Cyanophyceae
Member of	Cyanophyta, division Cyanophyta	prokaryotic organisms sometimes considered a class or phylum or subkingdom
Members	Nostocaceae, family Nostocaceae	blue-green algae
	Oscillatoriaceae, family Oscillatoriaceae	blue green algae
	cyanobacteria, blue-green algae	predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing / containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll
Broader	class	(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
Spanish	cianofíceas
Adjectives	cyanobacterial	relating to or caused by photosynthetic bacteria of the class Cyanobacteria

HyperDic: cyanophyceae