ZYGOPHYCEAE


Meaning of ZYGOPHYCEAE in English

ˌzīgəˈfīsēˌē, ˌzig-, -ˈfis- noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from zyg- + -phyceae

in some especially former classifications : a class that comprises greenish unicellular or filamentous algae having conspicuous chromatophores and multiplying by simple division and by conjugation and that includes the desmids and pond scums and usually also the diatoms — compare zygnematales

• zy·go·phy·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|fishəs adjective

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