Blastocladiaceae

plural noun

Blas·​to·​cla·​di·​a·​ce·​ae

: a family of saprobic fungi (order Blastocladiales) having resistant sporangia with walls that are often conspicuously pitted

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Blastocladia, type genus + -aceae

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