family characeae

Noun
  1. Green algae superficially resembling horsetail ferns: stoneworts (synset 101415120)
    is a type of: protoctist family - any of the families of Protoctista
    member holonym:
    • stonewort - any of various submerged aquatic algae of the genus Chara having nodes with whorled filamentlike branches; usually encrusted with calcium carbonate deposits
    • chara, genus chara - green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts
    • genus nitella, nitella - fragile branching stoneworts
    belongs to: charales, order charales - small order of macroscopic fresh and brackish water algae with a distinct axis: stoneworts
    same as: characeae

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