helˌmin(t)thōˌkladēˈāsēˌē, -lād- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Helminthocladia, type genus (from helminth- + Greek klados branch + New Latin -ia ) + -aceae — more at gladiator
: a family of red algae (order Nemalionales) having no envelope of vegetative cells formed about the reproductive filaments