Cladophorales

plural noun

Cla·​doph·​o·​ra·​les

kləˌdäfəˈrā(ˌ)lēz

: an order of green algae (class Chlorophyceae) having a simple or branching thallus and containing a single family see cladophora

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Cladophora + -ales

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