Helminthocladiaceae
plural noun
Hel·min·tho·clad·i·a·ce·ae
helˌmin(t)thōˌkladēˈāsēˌē,
-lād-
: a family of red algae (order Nemalionales) having no envelope of vegetative cells formed about the reproductive filaments
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Helminthocladia, type genus (from helminth- + Greek klados branch + New Latin -ia) + -aceae