Chamaesiphon

noun
Cham·​ae·​si·​phon | \ -ˈsīfən, -ˌfän\

Definition of Chamaesiphon

: a genus (the type of the family Chamaesiphonaceae) of one-celled blue-green algae characterized by epiphytic habit and formation of endospores that are released by early breakdown of the cell wall at the apex and by successive abstriction

History and Etymology for Chamaesiphon

New Latin, from chamae- + Greek siphōn tube

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