Rhodophyceae

plural noun
Rho·​do·​phy·​ce·​ae | \ ˌrōdəˈfīsēˌē\

Definition of Rhodophyceae

: a class of chiefly marine multicellular algae (division Rhodophyta) comprising algae in which red phycoerythrin and sometimes blue phycocyanin mask the chlorophyll, in which no motile form or stage exists, and in which there is a well-marked and often complex alternation of generations — compare red alga

Other Words from Rhodophyceae

rhodophyceous \ ¦⸗⸗¦fīsēəs , -​¦fis-​ \ adjective

History and Etymology for Rhodophyceae

New Latin, from rhod- + -phyceae

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