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Cryp·to·si·pho·nia | \ ˌkriptōˌsīˈfōnēə \
Definition of Cryptosiphonia
: a genus of marine Pacific red algae (order Cryptonemiales) including one that is common on the coast and has a compressed tubular thallus with few branches and many short branchlets disposed along them
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