| NOUN | animal | Cyanophyta, division Cyanophyta | prokaryotic organisms sometimes considered a class or phylum or subkingdom |
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| Meaning | prokaryotic organisms sometimes considered a class or phylum or subkingdom; coextensive with the Cyanophyceae: cyanobacteria (blue-green algae). | |
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| Synonym | division Cyanophyta | |
| Member of | division Eubacteria | one-celled monerans having simple cells with rigid walls and (in motile types) flagella |
| Members | class Cyanobacteria, Cyanophyceae, class Cyanophyceae | photosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilins |
| Broader | division | (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger / larger category |
| Spanish | Cyanophyta | |
| Adjectives | cyanophyte | relating to or caused by photosynthetic bacteria of the class Cyanobacteria |
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