Blue-green algae are actually a type of bacteria that is known as cyanobacteria. In their aquatic habitat, cyanobacteria are equipped to use the sun's energy to manufacture their own food through photosynthesis. The moniker blue-green algae came about...

Cyanobacteria are a morphologically diverse group of photosynthetic prokaryotic microorganisms that form a closely related phylogenetic lineage of eubacteria. Historically, cyanobacteria were classified with plants and called blue-green algae, although...

Cyanobacteria, commonly known as blue-green algae, are members of the Kingdom Monera. Members of this kingdom lack a nuclear region clearly defined by a membrane or envelope and are thus known as prokaryotes. Members of the blue-green algae are among...

A term used to describe certain types of potentially toxic vegetative growths of algal appearance. The term is a misnomer in that the organisms are really a type of bacteria. They exhibit some of the same properties of true algae however and are...

Cyanobacteria, also known as Cyanophyta or blue-green algae, is a phylum of bacteria that obtain their energy through photosynthesis. The name "cyanobacteria" comes from the color of the bacteria (Greek: κυανός (kyanós) = blue). They are a...