Helminthocladiaceae

plural noun

Hel·​min·​tho·​clad·​i·​a·​ce·​ae

helˌmin(t)thōˌkladēˈāsēˌē,

-lād-

: a family of red algae (order Nemalionales) having no envelope of vegetative cells formed about the reproductive filaments

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Helminthocladia, type genus (from helminth- + Greek klados branch + New Latin -ia) + -aceae

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