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Desmids

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diatomsnounAny of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta.
synopsisnoun(authorship) A brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.
algaenounAlgal organisms viewed collectively or as a mass; algal growth.
speciesnoun(biology) A group of sexually reproducing organisms of which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction, usually having similar appearance.
areverb(rare) An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) metric unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a.
manyExisting in large number; numerous.
foundverbTo start (an institution or organization).
wereverbsimple subjunctive of be
otherSee other (determiner) below.
order zygnemalesnounpond scums; desmids
order zygnematalesnounpond scums; desmids
zygnemalesnounpond scums; desmids
zygnematalesThe Zygnematales ((zygós) and νῆμα (nḗma) (nom.), νήματος (nḗmatos) (gen.)), also called the Conjugatales, are an order of green algae, comprising several thousand different species in two families.
alganoun(biology) Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic.
amoebaenoun(biology) A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.
animalculesnoun(zoology, archaic) A microscopic aquatic animal, including protozoa and rotifers.
antsan Estonian masculine given name.
ascomycetesnounlarge class of higher fungi coextensive with division ascomycota: sac fungi
copepodsnounAny of very many small crustaceans of the subclass Copepoda; they are widely distributed and ecologically important.
dinoflagellatesnounAny of many marine protozoa of the phylum Dinoflagellata, which have two flagella.

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