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Cyanophyceae

DEFINITIONS OF: Cyanophyceae

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n photosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilins; once thought to be algae: blue-green algae

Synonyms:
class Cyanobacteria, class Cyanophyceae
Type of:
class
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
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