|prōd.(ˌ)ō+ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Protococcus, type genus + -aceae
: a family of unicellular green algae that is coextensive with the genus Protococcus and is now usually placed in the order Ulotrichales but is sometimes isolated in a separate order or especially formerly included in Chlorococcales or Chaetophorales