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Blue-green Algae

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Noun

1. blue-green algae, cyanobacteria

predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton

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Blue-green Algae

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plural noun
the former name for cyanobacteria

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Blue-green Algae

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any of a division (Cyanophycota) of photosynthetic monerans, microorganisms that contain a blue pigment which obscures the chlorophyll; cyanobacteria

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