Cyanophyceae
photosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilins; once thought to be algae: blue-green algae • Syn: class Cyanobacteria, class Cyanophyceae • Hypernyms: class • Member Holonyms: Cyanophyta, division Cyanophyta • Member Meronyms: cyanobacteria, blue-green algae, Nostocaceae, family Nostocaceae, Oscillatoriaceae, family Oscillatoriaceae
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