cyanophyta

Noun
  1. Prokaryotic organisms sometimes considered a class or phylum or subkingdom;
    Coextensive with the Cyanophyceae: cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) (synset 101360348)
    is a type of: division - (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
    member holonym: class cyanobacteria, class cyanophyceae, cyanophyceae - photosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilins; once thought to be algae: blue-green algae
    belongs to: division eubacteria - one-celled monerans having simple cells with rigid walls and (in motile types) flagella
    same as: division cyanophyta

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