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English noun: Cyanophyceae

1. Cyanophyceae (animal) photosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilins; once thought to be algae: blue-green algae


Synonymsclass Cyanobacteria, class Cyanophyceae


Broader (hypernym)class


Member holonymblue-green algae, cyanobacteria, family Nostocaceae, family Oscillatoriaceae, Nostocaceae, Oscillatoriaceae


Member meronymCyanophyta, division Cyanophyta









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