Chlorococcales

plural noun

Chlo·​ro·​coc·​ca·​les

: an order of unicellular green algae (class Chlorophyceae) distinguished from other similar forms in not dividing vegetatively but reproducing only by spores

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Chlorococcum + -ales

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