Scytonemataceae

plural noun

Scy·​to·​nema·​ta·​ce·​ae

ˌsītōˌnēməˈtāsēˌē,

-nem-

: a family of filamentous blue-green algae (order Hormogonales) that differ from the Rivulariaceae in having no differentiation in the tips of the filaments and in exhibiting false branching of the filaments

scytonemataceous

¦⸗⸗ˌ⸗⸗¦tāshəs

adjective

scytonematoid

¦⸗⸗¦⸗⸗ˌtȯid

adjective

scytonematous

¦⸗⸗¦⸗mətəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Scytonemat-, Scytonema, type genus (from scyt- + -nemat-, -nema) + -aceae

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