blue-green alga

English

one of the blue-green algae

Noun

blue-green alga (plural blue-green algae)

1. Any member of the taxonomic class or phylum Cyanobacteria; a primitive photosynthetic organism similar to bacteria which is thought to have generated the first oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere.

Usage notes

• The term alga is now considered improper scientific usage, since true algae are eukaryotic organisms, rather than bacteria. It remains in common use among aquarists and others, however.

Synonyms

• cyanobacterium, BGA

Hypernyms

• (bacterium called alga): alga, bacterium

Translations

member of cyanobacteria

• Dutch: blauwalg (nl)
• Finnish: sinibakteeri, sinilevä, syanobakteeri
• French: algue bleu-vert f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Greek: κυανοφύκη f (kyanofýki)
• Italian: cianobatterio (it) m

Further reading

• Cyanobacteria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cyanobacteria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cyanobacteria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons