myxophycean
/ˌmɪksə(ʊ)ˈfʌɪsɪən/Biology
adjective
Belonging or relating to the former class Myxophyceae (now Cyanophyceae), comprising the cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) when classified as plants; characteristic of cyanobacteria.
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in Ecology. From scientific Latin Myxophyceae, class name (originally as order name Myxophykea, C. F. W. Wallroth Flora Cryptogamica Germaniae p. ix; from myxo- + ancient Greek ϕῦκος seaweed + scientific Latin -eae, suffix designating the class) + -an.