Family Schizophyceae (Noun)
Meaning
Former terms for Cyanophyceae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The term family Schizophyceae was previously used to describe a group of cyanobacteria that are now classified as Cyanophyceae.
- Historically, the family Schizophyceae was considered a distinct group within the kingdom Monera, but it is no longer recognized as a valid taxonomic term.
- In older classifications, the family Schizophyceae was often used interchangeably with Cyanophyceae to describe a group of photosynthetic bacteria.
- The family Schizophyceae was once thought to be a distinct family within the order Cyanophyceae, but it has since been abandoned as a taxonomic term.
- Prior to the development of modern phylogenetic classification systems, the term family Schizophyceae was used to describe a group of cyanobacteria that are now classified as belonging to several different families within the Cyanophyceae.