Cryptosiphonia

noun

Cryp·​to·​si·​pho·​nia

ˌkriptōˌsīˈfōnēə

: a genus of marine Pacific red algae (order Cryptonemiales) including one that is common on the coast and has a compressed tubular thallus with few branches and many short branchlets disposed along them

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from crypt- + siphon- + -ia

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