class Cyanobacteria — noun photosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilins; once thought to be algae: blue green algae • Syn: ↑Cyanophyceae, ↑class Cyanophyceae • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Cyanophyta … Useful english dictionary
Cyanophyceae — noun 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: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Cyanophyta — noun prokaryotic organisms sometimes considered a class or phylum or subkingdom; coextensive with the Cyanophyceae: cyanobacteria (blue green algae) • Syn: ↑division Cyanophyta • Hypernyms: ↑division • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
division Cyanophyta — noun prokaryotic organisms sometimes considered a class or phylum or subkingdom; coextensive with the Cyanophyceae: cyanobacteria (blue green algae) • Syn: ↑Cyanophyta • Hypernyms: ↑division • Member Holonyms: ↑division Eu … Useful english dictionary
blue-green algae — noun predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑cyanobacteria • Derivationally related… … Useful english dictionary
cyanobacteria — noun predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton • Syn: ↑blue green algae • Derivationally related forms:… … Useful english dictionary
family Nostocaceae — noun blue green algae • Syn: ↑Nostocaceae • Hypernyms: ↑bacteria family • Member Holonyms: ↑class Cyanobacteria, ↑Cyanophyceae, ↑class Cyanophyceae … Useful english dictionary
family Oscillatoriaceae — noun blue green algae • Syn: ↑Oscillatoriaceae • Hypernyms: ↑bacteria family • Member Holonyms: ↑class Cyanobacteria, ↑Cyanophyceae, ↑class Cyanophyceae … Useful english dictionary
Nostocaceae — noun blue green algae • Syn: ↑family Nostocaceae • Hypernyms: ↑bacteria family • Member Holonyms: ↑class Cyanobacteria, ↑Cyanophyceae, ↑class Cyanophyceae … Useful english dictionary
Oscillatoriaceae — noun blue green algae • Syn: ↑family Oscillatoriaceae • Hypernyms: ↑bacteria family • Member Holonyms: ↑class Cyanobacteria, ↑Cyanophyceae, ↑class Cyanophyceae … Useful english dictionary