ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈā(ˌ)lēz noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Sphacelaria + -ales
: an order of small or medium-sized much branched parenchymatous brown algae (class Isogeneratae) that are found chiefly in the lower part of the intertidal zone and grow from apical cells on the branches