Confervoideae

plural noun
Con·​fer·​voi·​de·​ae | \ ˌkänfə(r)ˈvȯidēˌē\

Definition of Confervoideae

in some especially former classifications
: a group comprising filamentous or mosslike green algae (as those of the genera Chaetophora, Ulothrix, and Ulva) that are now more commonly placed in Ulotrichales

History and Etymology for Confervoideae

New Latin, from Conferva + -oideae

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