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Chrysocapsales

plural noun
Chrys·​o·​cap·​sa·​les

Definition of Chrysocapsales

: an order of yellow-green algae (class Chrysophyceae) having nonmotile vegetative cells in palmelloid colonies within a gelatinous matrix

History and Etymology for Chrysocapsales

New Latin, from Chrysocapsa, type genus (from chrys- + Latin capsa box) + -ales

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