SINCE 1828
Dictyosiphonales
plural noun
Dic·ty·o·siphonales
| \ ˌdiktēə+\
Definition of Dictyosiphonales
: an order of brown algae having a profusely branched cylindrical sporophyte which at maturity is differentiated internally into two or three regions
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