Nemalionales

plural noun

Ne·​ma·​li·​o·​na·​les

-ˈnā(ˌ)lēz

: an order of red algae (class Rhodophyceae) that have only a gametophytic generation and carpospores which develop from end cells of short filaments sprouting from a carpogonium

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Nemalion + -ales

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