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Nemalionales
plural noun
Ne·ma·li·o·na·les
\-ˈnā(ˌ)lēz\
Definition of Nemalionales
: an order of red algae (class Rhodophyceae) that have only a gametophytic generation and carpospores which develop from end cells of short filaments sprouting from a carpogonium
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Origin and Etymology of nemalionales
New Latin, from Nemalion + -ales
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