Cyanophora

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Cyanophora


A genus of primitive ALGAE in the family Cyanophoraceae, class Glaucocystophyceae. They contain pigmented prokaryotic endosymbionts called cyanelles, which have characteristics of both CYANOBACTERIA and CHLOROPLASTS.


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