A phylum or class of freshwater microscopic EUKARYOTA considered to be plants or MICROALGAE. Their CHLOROPLASTS (called cyanelles) are believed to be derived from the direct endosymbiosis of CYANOBACTERIA.
Synonyms: Glaucophyceae, txid38254, Glaucophyta, Glaucocystophyceae
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2011
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D058108
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