Heterotrichales

plural noun

Het·​er·​o·​tri·​cha·​les

ˌhetərō‧trəˈkā(ˌ)lēz

: an order of yellow-green algae comprising all those with cells arranged in simple or branching filaments and including the single family Tribonemaceae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from heter- + trich- + -ales

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