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Cyanobacteria   Listen
noun
cyanobacteria, cyanobacterium  n.  (pl. cyanobacteria)  Any of a group of photosynthetic autotrophic prokaryotic microorganisms possessing characteristics of both bacteria and plants. When classed as bacteria, they are assigned to the Cyanobacteria; when classed as plants, they are assigned to the Cyanophyta. They were earlier named blue-green algae, a term less used now in technical discussions. Since the chlorophyll within the cyanobacteria is diffused throughout the cell, rather than being contained in chloroplasts, they are no longer thought of as true plants.






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Words linked to "Cyanobacteria" :   class Cyanophyceae, nostoc, true bacteria, blue-green algae, Cyanophyceae, cyanobacterial, class Cyanobacteria, trichodesmium, eubacterium



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