Stephanokontae
plural noun
Steph·a·no·kon·tae
\-ˈkän‧(ˌ)tē\
Definition of Stephanokontae
in some classifications
: a class or subclass that is approximately equivalent to Oedogoniales and includes green algae having zoospores with a crown or chaplet of cilia — compare heterokontae, isokontae
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Origin and Etymology of stephanokontae
New Latin, from stephan- + -kontae (as in isokontae)
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