Dictyosiphonales

plural noun

Dic·​ty·​o·​siphonales

ˌdiktēə+

: an order of brown algae having a profusely branched cylindrical sporophyte which at maturity is differentiated internally into two or three regions

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Dictyosiphon + -ales

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