Scytonemataceae
plural noun
Scy·to·nema·ta·ce·ae
ˌsītōˌnēməˈtāsēˌē,
-nem-
: a family of filamentous blue-green algae (order Hormogonales) that differ from the Rivulariaceae in having no differentiation in the tips of the filaments and in exhibiting false branching of the filaments
scytonemataceous adjective
¦⸗⸗ˌ⸗⸗¦tāshəs
scytonematoid adjective
¦⸗⸗¦⸗⸗ˌtȯid
scytonematous adjective
¦⸗⸗¦⸗mətəs
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Scytonemat-, Scytonema, type genus (from scyt- + -nemat-, -nema) + -aceae