Schizophyceae
- noun
- /ˌskɪzoʊfaɪˈsiːi/
- Archaic
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Esquizoficeas
- Many older textbooks refer to blue-green algae as Schizophyceae rather than cyanobacteria.
Examples
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The group Schizophyceae is no longer used in modern biological classification.
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Many scientists now refer to Schizophyceae as cyanobacteria.
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Research into Schizophyceae contributed to our understanding of photosynthetic microorganisms.
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The Schizophyceae were once considered a separate group of algae.
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Many older textbooks refer to blue-green algae as Schizophyceae rather than cyanobacteria.
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Research into Schizophyceae contributed to our understanding of photosynthetic microorganisms.
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The group Schizophyceae is no longer used in modern biological classification.
Synonyms
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7.5
Bacteria that make food from sunlight and give oxygen, often blue-green and found in water
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Tiny living things in water that make food from light and often look blue-green
Microscopic blue-green bacteria that live in water and make food using sunlight
A group of bacteria like blue-green algae that make food from sunlight and live in water and soil
A group of simple water organisms like blue-green algae that make food from sunlight and produce oxygen
An old name for blue-green bacteria also called cyanobacteria
An old scientific name for blue-green algae now called cyanobacteria
A group of simple living things now called blue-green algae
An old scientific name for blue-green algae now called cyanobacteria
Surface Forms
Etymology
Schizophyceae comes from the parts schizo- meaning 'split', as in schism, and -phyceae meaning 'algae' or 'seaweed', so you can remember it as 'split algae'. That's why Schizophyceae was used as the old name for blue-green algae, a group now usually called cyanobacteria.