blue-green algae
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 forms: cyanobacterial (for: cyanobacteria) • Hypernyms: eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria • Hyponyms: nostoc, trichodesmium • Member Holonyms: class Cyanobacteria, Cyanophyceae, class Cyanophyceae
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