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 Meaning of CLASS CYANOPHYCEAE
|  WordNet Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | [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, Cyanophyceae |  |  |  |  | See Also: |  | blue-green algae, class, cyanobacteria, Cyanophyta, division Cyanophyta, family Nostocaceae, family Oscillatoriaceae, Nostocaceae, Oscillatoriaceae |  |     |    |  |