noun
Glaucophyceae; glaucophyte class
Scientific taxonomic term for a class of glaucophytes, a small group of freshwater algae. Used in biology and taxonomy contexts.
灰色藻綱は原始的な葉緑体を持つ藻類の一群である。
Glaucophyceae is a group of algae that possess primitive chloroplasts.
Compound of 灰色 (かいしょく, 'gray') + 藻 (そう, 'algae') + 綱 (こう, 'class'), a calque of the scientific name Glaucophyceae.