Dinocapsineae

plural noun

Di·​no·​cap·​sin·​e·​ae

-pˈsinēˌē

in some classifications

: a subclass of yellow-green algae equivalent to the order Dinocapsales

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, from Dinocapsales dinocapsales + -ineae -ineae

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