Bangiaceae

plural noun

Bang·​i·​a·​ce·​ae

ˌbaŋ-ē-ˈā-sē-ˌē

: a family of chiefly marine red algae (order Bangiales) having a simple unbranched mostly thin or membranaceous thallus with a single stellate axile chromatophore in each cell and no pits in the cell walls

bangiaceous

¦baŋ-ē-¦ā-shəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Bangia, type genus (from Hoffman Bang, 19th century Danish botanist + New Latin -ia) + -aceae

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