FAMILY ZYGNEMATACEAE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Pond scums: common freshwater algae forming green slimy masses

Synonyms:

family Zygnemataceae; Zygnemataceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("family Zygnemataceae" is a kind of...):

protoctist family (any of the families of Protoctista)

Meronyms (members of "family Zygnemataceae"):

genus Zygnema; Zygnema (type genus of the family Zygnemataceae)

pond scum (free-floating freshwater green algae)

genus Spirogyra (a genus of protoctist)

Holonyms ("family Zygnemataceae" is a member of...):

order Zygnemales; order Zygnematales; Zygnemales; Zygnematales (pond scums; desmids)