Mesotaeniaceae
plural noun
Meso·tae·ni·a·ce·ae
: a family of unicellular or colonial green algae (order Zygnematales) comprising the saccoderm desmids and differing from the Desmidiaceae in having the cell wall in a single piece and without pores see desmidiales
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Mesotaenium, type genus (from mes- + -taenium —from Latin taenia ribbon, band, fillet) + -aceae