ˌsīd.ōˌnēməˈtāsēˌē, -nem- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Scytonemat-, Scytonema, type genus (from scyt- + -nemat-, -nema ) + -aceae
: 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
• scy·to·nema·ta·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|tāshəs adjective
• scy·to·nema·toid | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌtȯid adjective
• scy·to·nema·tous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷məd.əs adjective