Stephanokontae

plural noun

Steph·​a·​no·​kon·​tae

-ˈkän‧(ˌ)tē

in some classifications

: a class or subclass that is approximately equivalent to Oedogoniales and includes green algae having zoospores with a crown or chaplet of cilia compare heterokontae , isokontae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from stephan- + -kontae (as in isokontae)

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