Of the nature of or resembling a Conferva; composed of articulated filaments; ‘also, applied to diseases caused by parasitic vegetations’ (New Sydenh…

Of the nature of or allied to the genus Conferva; belonging to the family Confervaceæ, which some algologists have constituted for that genus and…

Belonging to or resembling the genus Glœocapsa.

belonging to the former subclass Nostochineae of cyanobacteria.

Of or belonging to the aquatic order of plants Characeæ; see chara, n.1

Resembling or characteristic of algae of the genus Palmella; spec. of, relating to, or designating the palmella stage (see palmella, n. 2).

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the cyanobacterial genus Nostoc (see nostoc, n.).

Of or relating to the (former) class Phycochromaceae, comprising the cyanobacteria (blue-green algae).

Resembling or related to the Volvocineæ (see volvocinean, adj.).

Of or relating to the Rhodophyceae or red algae, a class of mostly marine algae (division Rhodophyta) which are characterized by their red colour…

of or relating to the genus Protococcus.

Belonging to the family Oscillatoriaceae of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), typified by the genus Oscillatoria.

Having the form of or resembling an alga of the genus Protococcus.

Of or pertaining to the Volvocineæ, a family of microscopic confervaceous plants.

Of, relating to, or resembling a diatom of the genus Navicula, which has bilaterally symmetrical boat-shaped or spindle-shaped cells.

Belonging or relating to the former class Myxophyceae (now Cyanophyceae), comprising the cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) when classified as…

Of or pertaining to the Florideæ (cf. florideous, adj.) (now often considered a subclass of the Rhodophyceæ or red algæ); floridean starch, a…

= main sense.