Myxophyceae
- noun
- /mɪksoʊˈfaɪsiˌi/
- Archaic
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mixofíceas
- The classification of Myxophyceae has been largely replaced by the modern term cyanobacteria.
Examples
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Early botanists grouped blue-green algae under the class Myxophyceae.
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The characteristics attributed to Myxophyceae included their pigment content and slimy appearance.
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The classification of Myxophyceae has changed over the years.
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Scientists now refer to Myxophyceae as cyanobacteria.
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Early botanists grouped blue-green algae under the class Myxophyceae.
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The characteristics attributed to Myxophyceae included their pigment content and slimy appearance.
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Scientists now refer to Myxophyceae as cyanobacteria.
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 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 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 name for blue-green bacteria also called cyanobacteria
Surface Forms
Morphology
Myxophyceae = myxo + phyceae
A technical taxonomic formation from Greek combining forms (myxo- + -phyceae); its meaning is specialized and not transparently inferable by an average B1 learner from the parts.
Etymology
Myxophyceae comes from Greek parts myxo- meaning 'slime' and phyceae meaning 'seaweed' or 'algae', so it literally means 'slimy algae'. That's why the name was used for blue-green algae with a slimy look, though today scientists usually call them cyanobacteria.