Cyanobacteria Synonyms

sīənōbaktirēə
Predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. blue-green-algae

Words Related to Cyanobacteria

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. cyanobacterium
  2. Synechococcus
  3. dinoflagellate
  4. unicellular
  5. coccolithophores
  6. archaea
  7. microalgae
  8. filamentous
  9. green-algae
  10. cyanobacterial
  11. Prochlorococcus

Cyanobacteria Sentence Examples

  • Over the last three years, Emma has advanced the studies of Russell and Holder and expanded the research to include cyanobacteria.

  • Specific organisms currently being analyzed in addition to the marine cyanobacteria include the eukaryotic phytoplankton Emiliania huxleyi and Phaeocystis sp.

  • Phycobilisomes appear to have been very advantageous to early cyanobacteria, evolving in shallow marine environments protected from UV radiation.

  • The cyanobacteria and algae that make up the crusts can fix atmospheric nitrogen and sequester carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere.