Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A taxonomic
phylum within thekingdom Bacteria — (formerly withinsubkingdom Eubacteria ) - theblue-green algae . - proper noun A taxonomic
class within thephylum Cyanobacteria.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Cyanobacteria.
Examples
-
Liao and his team used genetically modified cyanobacteria to produce isobutyraldehyde from carbon dioxide Cyanobacteria and microalgae that consume CO
Latest Articles Chemistry World 2009
-
There are many Gram-Negative bacteria such as Cyanobacteria, Spirochaetes, E-coli,
Recently Uploaded Slideshows drbashir 2009
-
The toxin-producing "Cyanobacteria," or blue-green algae, has been identified in 23 Oregon lakes, reservoirs and rivers over the last ten years.
OPB News By Becca Bartleson 2008
-
A Catalogue of Svalbard Plants, Fungi, Algae and Cyanobacteria, pp. 261 – 270.
Managing biodiversity conservation in a changing environment of the Arctic 2009
-
Cyanobacteria and algae have developed a wide range of adaptive strategies that allow them to avoid, or at least minimize, UV injury.
-
Cyanobacteria (formerly called blue-green algae), common in temperate and tropical waters, are abundant in the deep reaches of the Bering Sea [17].
-
The arctic soil and wetland microflora is composed mainly of species from Cyanobacteria, Chrysophyceae, Xanthophyceae, Bacillariophyceae, Chlorophyceae, Charophyceae, Ulvophyceae, and Zygnemaphyceae.
Implications of current species distributions for future biotic change in the Arctic 2009
-
A Catalogue of Svalbard Plants, Fungi, Algae and Cyanobacteria, pp. 173 – 206.
Managing biodiversity conservation in a changing environment of the Arctic 2009
-
Cyanobacteria and microalgae are among the oldest (in evolutionary terms) and simplest forms of life on the planet that can photosynthesize.
Implications of current species distributions for future biotic change in the Arctic 2009
-
Cyanobacteria and algae have developed a wide range of adaptive strategies that allow them to avoid or at least minimize injury.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.