trichodesmium

Definitions of trichodesmium
  1. noun
    large colonial bacterium common in tropical open-ocean waters; important in carbon and nitrogen fixation
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    type of:
    blue-green algae, cyanobacteria
    predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton
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