The cyanobacteria are also referred to as (a) protists (b) golden algae (c) slime moulds (d) blue green algae.
Option D Cyanobacteria is a phylum consisting of two groups of photosynthetic eubacteria: the blue green bacteria (formerly known as bluegreen algae, or cyanophyta), which comprise the vast majority of members, and the grass green bacteria, or chloroxybacteria.