Family Myxophyceae (Noun)
Meaning
Former terms for Cyanophyceae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The class of Cyanophyceae was previously referred to as family Myxophyceae in older taxonomic classifications.
- Historically, the term family Myxophyceae was used to describe a group of photosynthetic bacteria now known as Cyanophyceae.
- In outdated literature, the term family Myxophyceae is often used interchangeably with Cyanophyceae to refer to the same group of organisms.
- The outdated term family Myxophyceae was commonly used in the past to describe the blue-green algae that are now classified as Cyanophyceae.
- The classification of family Myxophyceae has been largely replaced by the more modern term Cyanophyceae in contemporary scientific literature.