cyanobacteria
/ˌsaɪənoʊbækˈtɪriə/
noun
- A type of bacteria that gets energy from sunlight through photosynthesis, often found in water and sometimes called blue-green algae.
- Cyanobacteria are important because they produce oxygen through photosynthesis.
- The pond turned green due to a bloom of cyanobacteria in the warm weather.
- Scientists study cyanobacteria to understand how early life on Earth created oxygen.