Spondylomorum
noun
Spon·dy·lo·mo·rum
ˌspändəlōˈmōrəm
: a genus of colonial flagellates related to Volvox, having cells with four flagella, two contractile vacuoles, and a cup-shaped chromoplast, forming a 16-celled colony, and sometimes causing a contamination of water supplies
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from spondyl- + Latin morum mulberry