class_cyanobacteria (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

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

English > *class Cyanobacteria*: 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	Cyanophyceae, 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

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