Oedogoniales

plural noun

Oe·​do·​go·​ni·​a·​les

-ˈā(ˌ)lēz

: an order of simple or branched filamentous freshwater green algae (class Chlorophyceae) with zoospores having many flagella and oogamous reproduction

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Oedogonium + -ales

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