Heterocapsales
plural noun
Het·ero·cap·sa·les
ˌhetə(ˌ)rōˌkapˈsā(ˌ)lēz
: an order of yellowish to brownish green algae (class Xanthophyceae) that form amorphous or arborescent palmelloid colonies containing an indefinite number of cells which are capable of reverting to a motile state directly or through zoospore formation compare heterococcales , volvocales
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