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Definition of Cyanophyta
1. Noun. Prokaryotic organisms sometimes considered a class or phylum or subkingdom; coextensive with the Cyanophyceae: cyanobacteria (blue-green algae).
Group relationships: Division Eubacteria
Member holonyms: Class Cyanobacteria, Class Cyanophyceae, Cyanophyceae
Generic synonyms: Division
Medical Definition of Cyanophyta
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Cyanophyta
Literary usage of Cyanophyta
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Effects of the Eruptions of Mount St. Helens on Physical, Chemical, and by Douglas B. Lee (1998)
"On October 16, 1980, the phytoplankton assemblage included members of the
Chlorophyta (green algae), Cyanophyta (blue-green algae), and other unidentified ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Positive values were obtained overwhelmingly in the Cyanophyta : Rhodophyta
classification. Research with Cyanidium caldarium suggests a "transitional" alga ..."
3. A Text Book of General Bacteriology by William Dodge Frost, Eugene Franklin McCampbell (1910)
"The bacteria show the most marked similarities to the Cyanophyta, or blue-green
algae, and the Flagellata among the protozoa. They should be considered as a ..."