Cyanophora
Synonyms
Cyanophora paradoxa
Cyanophora paradoxas
Cyanophoras
paradoxas, Cyanophora
A genus of primitive plants in the family Cyanophoraceae, class GLAUCOPHYTA. They contain pigmented ORGANELLES (or PLASTIDS) called cyanelles, which have characteristics of both CYANOBACTERIA and CHLOROPLASTS.