division Schizophyta
- noun
- /dɪˈvɪʒən ˈskɪzəˌfaɪtə/
- Archaic
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división Schizophyta
- In older textbooks, blue-green algae were classified under the division Schizophyta.
Examples
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The name division Schizophyta is now considered obsolete in modern biological taxonomy.
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Researchers discovered that the organisms once placed in division Schizophyta belonged to various lineages.
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The division Schizophyta includes various types of blue-green algae.
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Many scientists study the division Schizophyta for its ecological importance.
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In older textbooks, blue-green algae were classified under the division Schizophyta.
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The name division Schizophyta is now considered obsolete in modern biological taxonomy.
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Many scientists study the division Schizophyta for its ecological importance.
Synonyms
A group of simple living things now called blue-green algae
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
Microscopic blue-green bacteria that live in water and make food using sunlight
An old name for blue-green algae now called cyanobacteria
An old name for blue-green bacteria also called cyanobacteria
An old scientific name for blue-green algae now called cyanobacteria
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward compositional taxonomic name: 'division' (a principal plant taxonomic rank) plus the taxon name 'Schizophyta' yields the meaning 'the division named Schizophyta'. A B1 learner who knows both constituent words can readily infer it refers to that taxonomic group, so the construction is transparent and follows common scientific naming patterns.
Etymology
Division Schizophyta comes from two word parts: schizo meaning 'split' and phyta meaning 'plants', giving the picture of tiny plant-like cells that split to make more. So scientists used division Schizophyta for a large group of blue-green, bacteria-like organisms, but the name is now no longer used because these organisms were moved into other groups.
