Lagenidiales

plural noun

Lag·​e·​nid·​i·​a·​les

-ˈā(ˌ)lēz

: an order of chiefly aquatic fungi (subclass Oomycetes) that are mostly parasitic in algae and water molds and that have a simple or somewhat branched holocarpic thallus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Lagenidium + -ales

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