NOUN | animal | class Cyanophyceae, class Cyanobacteria, Cyanophyceae | photosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilins |
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Meaning | photosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilins; once thought to be algae: blue-green algae. | |
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Synonyms | class Cyanobacteria, 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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