Cyanophora

Cyanophora is a genus of glaucophytes, a group of rare but evolutionarily significant freshwater microalgae.^[2]

Cyanophora
Cyanophora paradoxa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Archaeplastida
Division:	Glaucophyta
Class:	Glaucophyceae
Order:	Glaucocystales
Family:	Glaucocystaceae
Genus:	Cyanophora Korshikov
Type species
Cyanophora paradoxa Korshikov[1]

It includes the following species:^[2]

• Cyanophora biloba
• Cyanophora cuspidata
• Cyanophora kugrensii
• Cyanophora paradoxa
• Cyanophora sudae
• Cyanophora tetracyanea

These species are differentiated based on cell shape, number and position of cyanelles, and molecular data.^[2]

The species Cyanophora paradoxa is well-studied as a model organism.^[3]