Cyanophora

Cyanophora paradoxa; Cyanophora paradoxas; Cyanophoras; paradoxa, Cyanophora; paradoxas, Cyanophora
A genus of primitive ALGAE in the family Cyanophoraceae, class Glaucocystophyceae. They contain pigmented prokaryotic endosymbionts called cyanelles, which have characteristics of both CYANOBACTERIA and CHLOROPLASTS.