#division_Cyanophyta__Cyanophyta prokaryotic organisms sometimes considered a class or phylum or subkingdom; coextensive with the Cyanophyceae: cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
supertype: division.biological_group (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
member of: division_Eubacteria
member: class_Cyanobacteria__Cyanophyceae__class_Cyanophyceae photosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilins; once thought to be algae: blue-green algae
member: cyanobacteria__blue-green_algae predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton
member: family_Nostocaceae__Nostocaceae blue-green algae
member: genus_Nostoc type genus of the family Nostocaceae: freshwater blue-green algae
member: nostoc found in moist places as rounded jellylike colonies
member: family_Oscillatoriaceae__Oscillatoriaceae blue green algae
member: genus_Trichodesmium a genus of blue-green algae
member: trichodesmium large colonial bacterium common in tropical open-ocean waters; important in carbon and nitrogen fixation
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