cyanophyte; cyanobacteria; blue-green algae
Scientific term for the phylum Cyanophyta; often used in botanical or microbiological contexts. In everyday language, 藍藻 (らんそう) is more common.
Cyanophytes are prokaryotes that perform photosynthesis.
An overgrowth of blue-green algae has become a problem in this lake.
藍藻 is the more common, shorter term for blue-green algae, while 藍藻植物 is the formal taxonomic name for the phylum.
Compound of 藍藻 (らんそう, 'blue-green algae') + 植物 (しょくぶつ, 'plant'). The term reflects the historical classification of cyanobacteria as algae.