family Schizophyceae
- noun
- Archaic
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familia Schizophyceae
- Modern taxonomy has replaced the term family Schizophyceae with Cyanophyceae or cyanobacteria.
Examples
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Many older textbooks refer to blue-green algae as family Schizophyceae.
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The family Schizophyceae was once thought to be distinct from other forms of algae.
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The family Schizophyceae was once a common classification.
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Many researchers study the family Schizophyceae in their projects.
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In the past, scientists classified blue-green algae under the term family Schizophyceae.
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Textbooks that discuss photosynthetic bacteria often reference the family Schizophyceae.
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Research on aquatic ecosystems sometimes includes the family Schizophyceae as a subject of study.
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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4.1
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 simple water organisms like blue-green algae that make food from sunlight and produce oxygen
A group of bacteria like blue-green algae that make food from sunlight and live in water and soil
An old 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
An old scientific name for blue-green algae now called cyanobacteria
Surface Forms
Morphology
family + Schizophyceae
This is a straightforward taxonomic noun phrase: 'family' (a scientific grouping) combined with the taxon name 'Schizophyceae' yields 'the family of organisms called Schizophyceae.' The combination is fully compositional and predictable for a learner who knows both constituents, though the Latin taxon name itself is specialized and likely unknown to most B1 learners.
Etymology
Family Schizophyceae comes from Greek word parts: schizo- meaning 'split' and -phyceae meaning 'algae'. Scientists used this name for blue-green algae that looked like a separate, 'split' group, so the name pointed to that idea, but today the term is old and we usually say 'Cyanophyceae' or 'cyanobacteria'.