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Noun: class Cyanophyceae
  1. Photosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilins; once thought to be algae: blue-green algae
    - class Cyanobacteria, Cyanophyceae

Type of: class

Part of: Cyanophyta, division Cyanophyta

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class Chondrichthyes
class Chrysophyceae
class Chytridiomycetes
class Ciliata
class Ciliophora
class Coniferopsida
class Crinoidea
class Crustacea
class Cryptophyceae
class Cyanobacteria
class Cyanophyceae
class Cycadopsida
class Cyclosporeae
class Deuteromycetes
class Diatomophyceae
class Dicotyledonae
class Dicotyledones
class Diplopoda
class Echinoidea
class Equisetatae
class Euglenophyceae