Dinococcales

plural noun
Di·​no·​coc·​ca·​les | \ ˌdīnō(ˌ)käˈkā(ˌ)lēz\

Definition of Dinococcales

: an order of unicellular yellow-green algae (class Dinophyceae) lacking vegetative cell divisions and forming new cells by the production of motile or nonmotile spores similar to the parent cells

History and Etymology for Dinococcales

borrowed from New Latin, from dino- dino- + Latin coccum “berry” + New Latin -ales -ales

Note: See note at dinophyceae .

Keep scrolling for more