GIGARTINALES


Meaning of GIGARTINALES in English

-ā(ˌ)lēz noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Gigartina + -ales

: an order of red algae (subclass Florideae) in which the auxiliary cell arises as a vegetative cell of the gametophyte prior to fertilization — see gigartinaceae

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