Schizophyta

plural noun

Schi·zoph·y·ta | \ skə̇ˈzäfətə\

Definition of Schizophyta

in some classifications

: a division comprising the blue-green algae and bacteria (classes Myxophyceae and Schizomycetes) and characterized by unicellular or loosely colonial and often filamentous organization, by lack of a readily identifiable condensed nucleus, and by reproduction chiefly or wholly by fission

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